impact of battle of loos and somme at home

Question 1

how many family’s in scotland were effected by losses at loos

Answer 1

almost every family - scarcely any part of the country was left unaffected by losses

Question 2

were specifically in scotlands were losses particularly high and what happens annually as a result
(loos)

Answer 2

losses were so high in dundee that an annual memorial event is held on the 25th september

Question 3

what did newspapers report and how were they censored (loos)

Answer 3

newspapers reported casualty lists alongside heroic descriptions of the fighting that took place.
press reporting of the war was constrained by strict censorship of stories from the front line. war correspondence were kept well clear of the actual fighting and had to submit their stories for military censorship before they could be published

Question 4

how many scots at home were effected by losses durring the somme

Answer 4

communities across scotland were effected by deaths at the somme

Question 5

members of which cities pals battalions were most impacted by deaths at the somme

Answer 5

members of the glasgow pals battalions had either all worked together or were linked through their interest in the boys brigade - they were all recruited from a small area of glasgow which was left greatly effected

Question 6

which other city saw many of its pals battalions suffer huge losses

Answer 6

cranston’s and mcraes battalions of the royal scots all from edinburgh