The Duke of York, the future King George VI, laying a wreath at the war memorial at the Parkhead tram depot, early 1920s. The General Manager of Glasgow Corporation Tramways, James Dalrymple, is standing just to the left of the memorial. The Lord Provost is framed between the columns of the memorial. In the background, women are watching the ceremony from their tenement windows.
As many as 4,000 men from Glasgow Corporation Tramways are believed to have served in the armed forces during the First World War.
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Museums
Keywords:
First World War, Glasgow Corporation Tramways, Lord Provosts, memorial services, war memorials
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