Born in the City of Edinburgh's back streets in 1941, Howard Gee is uniquely placed to tell the stories of growing up with his pals on those streets during the early forties and fifties. Howard's stories map a rapidly changing world with good humour and laugh out loud scenes of daily adventures that reflect family life in those difficult times during and just after the war. Howard has witnessed a way of life unfolding before him and one that has left a lasting impression which he uses to bring to life through his stories. Howard's eye for detail and natural wit, make 'We Were Only Bairns' a...
Born in the City of Edinburgh's back streets in 1941, Howard Gee is uniquely placed to tell the stories of growing up with his pals on those streets d...
For a young 17 year old boy, the thought of recruitment into the Scots Guards for three years prior to joining the Edinburgh City Police was an exciting prospect but their renowned discipline was daunting and I was not sure that I was up to the required standard. After some deep consideration, on the 11th June 1959, I took the Oath to Her Majesty the Queen and went through the gates of the Guards depot at Caterham, and entered a world of drill parades, discipline and military humour.
For a young 17 year old boy, the thought of recruitment into the Scots Guards for three years prior to joining the Edinburgh City Police was an exciti...
After transferring from the Scots Guards to the Army Physical Training Corps, Howard was posted in 1965 to the Headquarters, 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade, Hong Kong accompanied by his wife Carmine and their young son Andrew. When 1st 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles went to Borneo on active service during the Indonesian Confrontation, Howard as a young sergeant went with them. The adventures that he experienced throughout Hong Kong, Brunei, Borneo, Singapore, Malaya, Japan and other corners of the Far East are about a way of life that very few have been fortunate to experience and are...
After transferring from the Scots Guards to the Army Physical Training Corps, Howard was posted in 1965 to the Headquarters, 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigad...
Times were hard for many families at the end of the Second World War and Travelling People in rural Perthshire were no exception to having to overcome the difficulties and hardships of living their way of life. When Fiona loses her husband under tragic circumstances the wheels are set in motion for herself and her family to survive through adapting to a new way of living. The story is a true to life powerful read about the ups and downs of country life with a thread of humour running through it. Once started, the reader will find it difficult to put the book down until the story is finished.
Times were hard for many families at the end of the Second World War and Travelling People in rural Perthshire were no exception to having to overcome...