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Historians team up to examine Dundee sportsmen’s role in First World War

Norman Watson during his talk.
Norman Watson during his talk.

The role played by Dundee’s sports stars in the First World War has been explored at a special day at Discovery Point.

The event featured the first public discussion on the part players from Dundee FC and Dundee United played in the conflict.

DC Thomson historian Norman Watson also explored the famous football match during the unofficial Christmas Day ceasefire of 1914.

Great War Dundee Partnership chairman Billy Kenefick said: “During the First World War Dundee gave an astonishing 63% of its eligible men to the armed forces and with a casualty rate of 15% was double that of Glasgow and one of the highest of any British city.

“But this only forms part of a much bigger and as yet untold story of a city at war.

“Remembering the Christmas truce day brings an opportunity for people to talk about their relatives’ part in the war and to raise awareness of the impact of the 1914-1918 war on the city.

“We want to bring the community together and encourage the broadest possible public participation.”

The event was organised by the city-wide Great War Dundee partnership which includes community leaders, academics, historians, museum curators, archivists, librarians, artists, education specialists and members of the public.

Colin McLean, head of Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland, said: “The First World War changed the face of modern history, touching the lives of everyone in this country and beyond.

“Great War Dundee is working with all age groups in the community to investigate the impact the conflict had on the whole area, from those who left for the trenches to those who remained on the home front.”