Glentress Forester School Football Team 1950
Photograph courtesy of Moira Mackay, Bonar Bridge.
Glentress Forestry School Football Team in January 1950. The team is made of students some of which were for a time on transfer from Benmore Forester Training School (the reason for the transfer is now forgotten but may have been the start of the exchange of schools scheme).
Back Row from Left
Bill Straughan from Wooler(Gold medallist on course), Exchange course student Benmore (Name unknown), Exchange Course student Benmore (Name unknown), Isaac Main from Nairn, Alastair Crawford (Retired C/F Leanachan), Bruce Webster, Hugh Mackay - Team Manager and Acting Referee.
Front Row from Left.
? McKechenie (Ex Commando), George Murray (Friockheim), ? Wilkinson ( A Geordie), Kenny MacLean (One time at Naver and Rumster), Bert Thomson (Retired Archieston).
Some of the details and names supplied by John Keenleyside (Forres) and Bert Thomson (Archieston).
Any information on the missing names would be very welcome.
Groups: Forester Training Schools and Universities, Forestry Areas, Groups of people