Isobel Candlish - an evacuee
Isobel born in 1933 and was living in Clydebank during the blitz. Here she is is remembering her evacuation as a young child to Kirkguneon.
Isobel born in 1933 and was living in Clydebank during the blitz. Here she is is remembering her evacuation as a young child to Kirkguneon.
Isobel was born in 1933 in Glasgow and has recorded her memories of the years during the 2nd WW when she was a child in the city then evacuated to Kirkgunzeon. In this extract she talks of Blackout curtains.
Isobel was born in Glasgow and was married to Kenneth Candlish when she moved to Duns. Isobel's husband, Ken, worked in the legal Department of Berwick County Council becoming County Clerk. Although they lived in Duns for many years she was born in Glasgow and a child during the Clydebank bombing of WW2. Here she talks about being sent to get 'messages' for her mother through the bombed city streets.