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Reference NumberC/P/750
Archive CentreCaithness
Title"Selected Caithness Poems from the Pen of Duncan B Sutherland, Latheronwheel"
Datec.1935
DescriptionPhotograph, biographical note and 3 poems: "Memories", "Retrospect" and "Unfading Light"
Administrative HistoryDuncan Buchanan Sutherland was born at Latheronwheel c.1914. With the onset of World War Two he enlisted in the York and Lancaster Regiment, serving as a Captain mainly in the Middle East campaigns; he died, aged 30, on 22 Nov 1944, whilst on active service in Italy. These poems, written whilst he was a student in Aberdeen, reflect his strong affinity with Caithness and the Dunbeath area in particular.
Access StatusOpen
Access ConditionsAvailable within the archive searchroom
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