Daniel Laidlaw's Victoria Cross
JF Derry writes about the Victoria Cross awarded to Daniel
Laidlaw, the Piper of Loos, which you'll find in the Scotland: A
Changing Nation gallery on Level 6.
About the author
JF Derry is an academic who has also published
poetry and popular science (most recently Darwin in Scotland).
“Historical objects are a snapshot
encapsulation of the larger society, from aesthetics to
technological progress: each educates us in some way about our
past.”