Claudia W. Turner (date of birth unknown) attended Saturday afternoon leatherwork classes taught by Peter Wylie Davidson at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1917/18 academic year. Turner was working as a gymnastics instructor at this time.
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Barr Turner was born in Greenock on 27th June 1884, one of five children to Janet (née Kelly) and William Turner, a glazier (journeyman). Turner's four younger siblings included John, William, Catherine and Daniel. Turner attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1904 to 1908 as a part time student and again from 1910 to 1914 as a full time student of drawing and painting. During the First World War, Turner served as a Private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders battalion as well as the Royal Engineers. After the war, he worked as an artist from around 1919 to 1929. He painted landscapes and exhibited at the Aberdeen Artist's Society three times. Turner died in 1962, aged 78. Turner is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/; The National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/; the Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture by Peter J M McEwan; Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.co.uk
Annie Margaret Turner (born 8th March 1885) began her studies at The Glasgow School of Art when she was just 17 years old. Turner attended the School for 12 years; between 1902 and 1915, with a brief hiatus in the 1905/06 academic year. Turner predominantly attended day classes in drawing and painting as well as design in 1903/04. She attended evening classes in pottery in her final year at the School, which was 1914/15. In 1912 Turner exhibited a painting entitled 'November' at The Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts, which could be purchased for £5.
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John Turnbull was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.
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Annie H. Turnbull (born 15th February 1897) attended design evening classes at The Glasgow School of Art in 1915/16. At this time Turnbull was studying domestic science.
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Artist. Student at The Glasgow School of Art (B.A., P.G.Dip.), 1982-1986, P.G.Dip., P.G.C.E. Art, Oxford Brookes University.
Pierre Turin is widely considered the most accomplished Art Deco medalist. He was born in Sucy-en-Brie, France, in 1891 and died in 1968. He attended the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Vernon, Patey and Coutain. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome, and was made Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1936.
Dorothy Tully (born 26th March 1894) attended drawing and painting day classes at The Glasgow School of Art between 1912 and 1917. Tully was convenor of stall no.2 at The Belgian Tryst held at the School in order to raise money for Belgian refugees during World War One.
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Dorothy O Tullis (born 1888, specific date unknown) attended afternoon life classes at The Glasgow School of Art in the academic years 1907/08 an 1913/14. Tullis did not attend the School or study Drawing and Painting as planned in the year 1914/15.
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George Tudhope was born in 1896. He attended The Glasgow School of Art as an evening student of drawing and painting and design during the 1914/15 session. Tudhope left The Glasgow School of Art to attend Skerry's College.
Another George Tudhope (an apprentice architect, born c1869), perhaps a relation of the former, attended The Glasgow School of Art between 1884 and 1889.
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Tsivin was born in Lenningrad in 1949. He graduated from the department of pottery and glassware at the V Muchina Higher School of Arts and Crafts in 1972. From 1972 to 1976 he worked in Tomsk, Siberia, as chief artist at the Bogashevo Experimental Pottery Factory.In 1975 he joined USSR Artist’s Union, and from 1976 he worked in the Leningrad branch of the Russian Art Fund experimental ceramic workshops. He still lives and works in St Petersburg.
Agnes Louisa Troup (born 1st February 1876) attended afternoon classes in design at The Glasgow School of Art during the 1914/15 academic session. Troup worked as a teacher of domestic science and resided in Scotstoun in Northwest Glasgow.
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Robert Trotter was a photographer from Dumbarton, near Glasgow who undertook street photography for over a decade.
Thomas Train was born on the 21st December 1890, one of 5 children (siblings Andrew S, William, James S and Amelia H) of Elizabeth and Thomas, a cabinet maker. Train attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1912 to 1915 as a full-time student of drawing and painting. He served during the war, probably with the West Yorkshire regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant. After the war, Train married Vera McConochie in Cardiff on the 1st April 1924 and had 2 children (Thomas and Elspeth Harvey – Thomas died in 1970 while serving as a Chief Officer with the Royal Navy and is buried in Hong Kong), at some point they travelled to Australia for a period, returning to Scotland in 1957. Train died in 1978. Train is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk and Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com
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Lionel Towns (born on the 19th of May 1902) studied drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1916/17 session. Towns was an evening student.
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Fiona Todhunter was a Drawing and Painting student who graduated from GSA with a post-Diploma in 1965.
William Herd Todd was born in Partick, Glasgow in 28th October 1892, one of three children of Margaret Todd (née Thompson) and William Todd, a commercial book keeper. Todd attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1903 to 1907 as a student of drawing and painting. During the First World War, Todd served as a lance corporal in the Highland Light Infantry regiment. He died in action in Belgium on the 15th April 1918. Todd is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Sources: the Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture by Peter J M McEwan; the Dictionary of Scottish Architects: http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk; Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
John Todd (born on the 29th of August 1886) was due to study drawing and painting and design at The Glasgow School of Art as an evening student in 1918/19. Unfortunately, Todd was unable to attend for an unknown reason. He resided in Dennistoun, in the East End of Glasgow, and was employed as a gate porter.
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Albert Ballantine Todd (born on the 15th of May 1901) studied drawing and painting (black and white) at The Glasgow School of Art during the 1918/19 session. Todd was a day student and lived in Langside.
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Sheila C. Tod (born on the 26th of November 1894) studied drawing and painting as a day student at The Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1923. Tod resided in the Kelvinside area of Glasgow at this time.
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Muriel O.S. Tod (born on the 17th of May 1897) attended The Glasgow School of Art between 1914 and 1917. Tod studied drawing and painting as an afternoon student in the 1914/15 and 1915/16 sessions and design as a day student in 1916/17. Tod lived in Stirling during her time at the School.
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Janet McW.D. Tod (born on the 30th of October 1893) studied at The Glasgow School of Art between 1910 and 1918, excluding sessions 1913/14 and 1916/17. Tod was a day student of drawing and painting. In 1917/18 the School's records show that she was working as an art teacher while studying life as an evening student.
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James Edward Tod was born in Govan, Glasgow on the 22nd of February 1891, one of four children of Lizzie Tod (née Noble) and James Edward Tod, a draper's assistant. Tod attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1910 to 1915 as a part time student of drawing and painting. Throughout his studies he held occupations as crane driver, storekeeper and warehouseman. During the First World War, Tod served as a private in the Cameron Highlanders 5th battalion. This battalion was formed in August 1914 and landed in Boulogne on the 10th of May 1915. It appears that Tod could have been part of a Pals Battalion as he attended GSA on the same course and semesters as students such as John Sharp, who also fought in this battalion. Tod was killed in action on the 25th of September 1915, aged 24, and has a memorial at Loos, France. He is also commemorated on the Alyth First World War memorial, as Tod's family came from the village of Alyth in Perthshire. The Alyth Guardian newspaper, dated the 29th of October 1915, which reported Tod's death, notes that he "had distinct artistic ability, being an enthusiastic student he gained many prizes at the art classes in Glasgow." It is likely that Tod died in the Battle of Loos which took place from the 25th of September to the 15th of October 1915. This date saw the first use of British poison gas which allowed them to access the first evacuated German trench. The soldiers were attacked by German grenades and were forced to retreat. A total of 950 men were lost that day. Tod is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/; Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.co.uk; The National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/; Lives of the First World War: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4460417; Commonwealth War Graves Commission: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1770830/TOD,%20JAMES; The Long, Long Trail: http://www.1914-1918.net/cameron.htm; http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/battles/battles-of-the-western-front-in-france-and-flanders/the-battle-of-loos/; Imperial War Museums: http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-pals-battalions-of-the-first-world-war; The Scottish War Memorials Project: http://www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic5932.html
George Tindal (born on the 13th of October 1880) attended The Glasgow School of Art for a year in the 1918/19 session. Tindal lived in Jordanhill and studied drawing and painting as an evening student at the School.
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Established in Glasgow in 1990, Timorous Beasties is a design-led manufacturing company that specialises in fabrics and wallpapers. It was set up by Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, who both studied Printed Textiles at the GSA, and graduated in 1988.
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Kialy Tihngang was born in Cardiff in 1994. She is an interdisciplinary artist and designer based in Glasgow, working in textiles, sculpture, costume, animation and moving image inform her practice, which combines and contrasts hand and digital techniques. She received the Newbery Prize at The Glasgow School of Art in 2021.
Alice Hislop Tickle (born on the 4th or the 11th of June 1890) attended The Glasgow School of Art for sessions 1911/12 and 1914/15. Tickle studied drawing and painting as an afternoon student during the 1911/12 session. She was also part of a group of domestic science teachers studying at the College of Domestic Science that attended Miss Macbeth's needlwork class at The Glasgow School of Art on Wednesday afternoons during the 1914/15 session.
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Rose Hannah Thorpe (born on the 1st of October 1887) was part of a group of domestic science teachers studying at the College of Domestic Science that attended Miss Macbeth's needlework class at The Glasgow School of Art on Wednesday afternoons during the 1914/15 session.
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Marie Lillian Thornton (born on the 14th of September 1900 or 1901) attended The Glasgow School of Art between 1918 and 1920. Thornton studied architecture as an evening student in her first year and drawing and painting in her second year. She is listed as working as an architectural student during the 1919/20 session.
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Abraham Charles Thornton was born on 28th February 1893. He attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1911 to 1912 as an evening student of Drawing and Painting, his teacher at that time was W. Jackson. Thornton's address was noted as 14 Monteith Row, Glasgow and his occupation was registered as Lithographic Artist. Thornton came back to continue his Drawing and Painting course at The Glasgow School of Art from 1919 to 1921 as a day student after being awarded a bursary from the Ministry of Labour. His address changed to 7 Ardgowan Terrace, Glasgow and he kept working as a Lithographic Artist. The Glasgow School of Art Student registers shows that from 1920 a Veronica Cecilia Thornton was also living at the same address. It's unclear what their relationship was.
During the First World War, Thornton served as a Private in The Highland Light Infantry (Territorial) regiment, and his service numbers were noted as #3149 and #330881. Abraham Thornton served also as a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers who designed and built the front line fortifications (his regiment number noted as #425892). From August 1914 the Royal Engineers consisted of 1056 officers and 10394 men of the regular army and Special Reserve, which grew to a total manpower of 295668 by August 1917. Thornton was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
It is unknown what happened to Thornton after 1921.Thornton is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Sources: Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.co.uk; Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk; The Long, Long Trail: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
Samuel Forrest Thomson was born in Uddingston on the 9th of January 1900. His mother was Mary Thomson, a domestic servant. Thomson studied architecture at The Glasgow School of Art from 1919 to 1924, in his first year as an evening student while working as an apprentice architect and subsequently as a day student. His WW1 service commenced with the RAF shortly before the end of the war on 13th October 1918 and he was demobilised 4 months later at the Georgetown dispersal centre, the former filling factory established in 1915 and named after the then munitions minister Lloyd George. Samuel Thomson is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ; The National Archives: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk; Find My Past: http://search.findmypast.co.uk; Secret Scotland http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/ Samuel Thomson was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.
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Painter, draughtsman, potter and teacher, born and lived in Glasgow. While at Allan Glen's School there aged 16 a rugby injury prompted leg amputation, always to cause pain and inconvenience. During World War II served as a dispatch rider - he was obsessed by motorcycles - in 1941 going to Glasgow School of Art to study drawing and painting under Hugh Adam Crawford. While teaching in the High School, Thomson, a fine potter who erected his own kiln at home, taught pottery in the evening at the School of Art. He created large pottery murals for Lanarkshire schools. Thomson also arranged art classes in his home, which brought together students such as Joan Eardley, Margot Sandeman and his first wife Florence, a painter. One of his pottery students, Barbara, became his second wife. Thomson was a well-liked teacher of drawing and painting at the School of Art from 1960 until ill-health prompted his retirement in 1975. He was elected associate of RSA in 1952, four years after winning the Guthrie Award, was a member of RSA and showed regularly at Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. For many years he painted in the summer at his cottage at Ballantrae, Strathclyde, where he died. Blythswood Gallery, Glasgow, held a show in 1989. Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Kendal, holds his drawing of Joan Eardley.
The Rev John Thomson FRSE RSA (1 September 1778 - 28 October 1840) was a Scottish minister and landscape painter. He was the minister of Duddingston Kirk from 1805 to 1840. The youngest of eight children, Thomson was born in the manse at Dailly, Ayrshire, the fourth son of the local parish minister. From an early age, he displayed an aptitude for drawing and painting and, inspired by the Ayrshire countryside, developed a love for landscape painting. In 1791 he enrolled at Glasgow University to study law and theology, and in 1793 he transferred to Edinburgh University to continue his studies for the ministry. Whilst there, he met many people who were prominent in Edinburgh artistic circles, including Sir Walter Scott, and Alexander Nasmyth, the latter of whom who gave him art lessons. After graduating, Thomson returned to Ayrshire and was licensed as a preacher of the Gospel, and subsequently ordained as minister of Dailly in 1800. He later moved to Duddingston near Edinburgh and became the most famous minister of the local Kirk, holding the post from 1808 to 1840. Whilst at Duddingston a very fine portrait of him was painted by Robert Scott Lauder who married Thomson's daughter Isabella in 1833. Thomson had a studio at the foot of the manse garden on the shore of Duddingston Loch. Later, this was replaced by Duddingston Tower, a structure designed for Duddingston Curling Society in 1825 by William Playfair. The Society used the ground floor as their clubhouse, and Thomson used the upper floor of the tower, known today as "Thomson's Tower", as his studio. The move to Duddingston allowed him to renew his acquaintances with men of influence in artistic circles and develop his art. Like his early teacher, Naysmith, Thomson believed in working outdoors, observing directly from nature. Influenced by the techniques of Rosa, Lorrain, Poussin, Raeburn and renowned English landscape artist Turner, he developed a broad Romantic style, and became a landscape artist with an established reputation. This allowed him to augment his small stipend and become quite wealthy through the sale of his paintings. In addition to Scott, Naysmith and Raeburn, Thomson was friendly with writer and fellow amateur artist, Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, and such was Thomsons reputation that in 1818 he entertained Turner at his studio, who is said to have remarked of the outlook over the Loch: "By God sir, I envy you that piece of water." Thomson went on to collaborate with Turner in producing engravings to illustrate Walter Scott's Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland, published in 1826. Recognising his talent, Thomson's congregation nominated him to become a member of the Association of Artists in Edinburgh. He went on to receive honorary memberships of the Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy. Thomson died at Duddingston in 1840, having spent forty-one years in the ministry.
Robert Percy Thomson was born in Bearsden in the parish of the New Kilpatrick on 14th March 1885, son of Jane Sophia Richards Watson Thomson (née Thomas) and Robert Thomson, a spirit merchant. Thomson attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1913 to 1914 as a student of Military Sketching class which took place every Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons, taught most likely by Mr Allan D Mainds. This course was designed to assist officers and others belonging to the Officers Training Corps and Territorial Force to execute military sketching.
Thomson's address at that time was noted as Kilmardinny, Bearsden. Research shows that in 1902 Thomson enrolled to the University of Glasgow to study Latin and French in the Art Faculty, however he dropped out after a few years. In 1905 Robert Percy Thomson joined Douglas Park Golf Club who till today hold his picture. In his final year Thomson took Moral Philosophy classes, graduated in November 1906, and continued his education to achieve his Bachelor of Law qualifications in November 1909.
During the First World War, Thomson served in the 6th Battalion, in the Highland Light Infantry regiment, in which he rose to the rank of a Captain. After the war, he came back to Glasgow, and worked again as a solicitor. He was married to Margaret White Robertson Campbell, and his address in 1950s was noted as 56 Cecil Street. He died of cardio vascular degeneration on the 22nd December 1961 in Glasgow, age 76. Captain Robert Percy Thomson is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Source: Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.co.uk; University of Glasgow: http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk; Image of Captain Robert Percy Thomson: http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/ww1-images/R_P_Thomson_small-jpg_l.jpg
Nicole Thomson studied at The Glasgow School of Art during the 1980s.
Mary McN. Thomson (born on the 19th of March 1886) attended The Glasgow School of Art between 1914 and 1916. Thomson was part of a group of 6 domestic science teachers studying at the College of Domestic Science that attended Miss Macbeth's needlework class on Wednesday afternoons during the 1914/15 session. Thomson continued her studies the following year, attending the School on Wednesday mornings.
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Mary studied Silversmithing and Jewellery at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1970s. In 1974 she gained a place at The Royal College of Art Jewellery School. She was awarded the distinguished Princess of Wales scholarship as the most promising female entrant. Under the guidance of Prof. Gerald Benny, Mary concentrated on shallow relief carving in slate, steel and ivory. She married fellow silversmith Michael Lloyd in 1976.
John T Thomson was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1938-1940 and from 1946-1948, specialising in Industrial Design. He was awarded the diploma in Industrial Design in 1948, as well as a £20 Minor Travelling Scholarship.
John graduated from Glasgow School of Art as a mature student, following his service in the Royal Air Force as a wireless operator during WWII. During this time he was based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he trained others at a navigation school.
He trained as a teacher and worked initially in Glasgow secondary schools, before taking up significant posts in further education at the College of Building and Stow College and Cardonald College, where he was head of the department of art and design before being appointed as depute principal.
Throughout his career in further education John developed and established several courses in commercial art and design and was responsible for developments in the modular system and the specialist art/design diploma awards, which are now an integral part of the art and design qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
John built his own house in Thorntonhall largely to his own design, where he lived with his wife and children.
Joan Thomson (born on the 12th of November 1899) attended The Glasgow School of Art for session 1917/18. Thomson studied design, needlework and pottery three afternoons a week.
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Jane Hoggitt Thomson (born on the 16th of May 1901) attended The Glasgow School of Art for the 1916/17 session. She was an afternoon student of needlework. Thomson was a teacher at the College of Domestic Science.
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James McKelvie Thomson was born in Barrhead, Renfrew, on 5th March 1888, to Jane Thomson (née McKelvie) and George Thomson, a journeyman wood turner. Thomson attended classes in life drawing, design, and drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art from 1909 to 1915 and 1919/20, while working as a decorator. He enlisted with the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and appears on The Glasgow School of Art's World War One Roll of Honour. He died in Paisley in 1965.
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James Thomson was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.
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Hugh Thomson was born in Saltcoats on 7th July 1895, to Agnes (née Kilpatrick) and Hugh Thomson, an architect. His father worked in Saltcoats and his company became "Thomson and Sons" in 1930 before his death in 1935. Thomson attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1913 to 1914 as a part time architectural apprentice. During the First World War, Thomson served as a Lance Corporal in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders battalion. It is possible that Thomson worked for his father's practice. The company worked on a war memorial in Stevenston in 1930. A Hugh Thomson died in 1973 in Saltcoats, aged 77, a possible match for our records. Thomson is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.
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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ The Dictionary of Scottish Architects: http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/index.php
Duncan Turner Thomson was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire on 23rd December 1888, son of Mary-Jane McKean Thomson (née Turner) and Alexander Thomson, a Bachelor of Medicine, General Practitioner. Thomson attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1904 to 1911 and from 1913 to 1914 as a day student and later as an evening student of architecture. Thomson was taught by the first professor of Architectural Design, Eugene Bourdon who is also listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.
During his studies Thomson's occupation is noted as an Architect (1907-08), Architect Apprentice (1908-09) and from 1909-14 as an Architectural Draughtsman. His address at that time was given as Hamilton Park Terrace, Hillhead, Glasgow. The Dictionary of the Scottish Architects informs us that between 1906 or 1907, Duncan Turner Thomson was employed and trained as an architectural apprentice at Honeyman Keppie & Mackintosh, and in later years he became an architectural assistant to Mr Peter Macgregor Chalmers at his Glasgow practice.
During the First World War, Thomson volunteered for active service and joined the 9th Battalion (Glasgow Highlanders), in the Highland Light Infantry regiment. At the outbreak of the war Thomson went to France in October 1914, and served as a Private (his regiment number was #118). He was shot by a sniper at Vermelles in France on the 19th of June 1915, and died of his wounds in the General Hospital in Northampton on the 30thJuly 1915. The British Army records indicate that Thomson served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery Intelligence Corps and was awarded the Victory British Star Medal for his achievements. Duncan Turner Thomson is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour and the UK De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour (1914-1919) and from the records of which (stated below) we can find out more about his personality:
Capt. A.K. Reid wrote: "He was a man for whom I had the highest regard, especially since we came out here, and he was one of the most popular members of the company. His good humour even under the most trying circumstances caused him to be liked by all. He could be trusted at all times to do his duty as a soldier and as a man. I saw him in the Vermelles trenches a few minutes after he was hit, and he left us to walk back to the dressing station with a cheery good-bye to us all"; and one of his comrades, writing to a friend, said: "You doubtless have heard of Duncan Thomson's death. Man! Why is it that all those splendid sportsmen get knocked out, and the rest of us go free. He was an awfully decent chap and I saw quite a lot of him in the G. H. at Dunfermline and in France. A more thorough, straighter, cleaner chap you could not meet. Five of the old 1st Battalion – friends of his - and myself carried the coffin into the Kirk, and than again to the grave. It wasn't a military funeral (military honours having been paid when the body left Northampton), so we could only salute his grave, but if ever a man deserved honours at his graveside he did. We called him 'Sniper' out there, for the simple reason that he was so delightfully cool and casual. He never fired a shot at anything unless he was absolutely certain. If ever you wanted a hot drink. Or anything to cheer yourself up with, you went to Duncan, and sure enough then you got it."[De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, Vol.1, p. 349].
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Sources: Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.co.uk; the Dictionary of Scottish Architects: http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk;Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
Dorothy Thomson (born on the 14th of February 1887) attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1903 to 1916. During these 13 years, Thomson studied design and life as well as drawing and painting under the tutelage of David Forrester Wilson.
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