Strang, Duncan William Park, b 1887 (minister)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1887
Biography
Reverend Duncan William Park Strang was born on the 17th of May 1887 in Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute. He obtained an M.A. at the University of Edinburgh in 1910, before studying at New College and obtaining a Bachelor of Divinity in 1914. He joined up the Seaforth Highlanders in September 1914 where he reached the rank of Major, and for his service during the war he was awarded he was awarded the Military Cross and the Légion d’Honneur. His younger brother James died during the Battle of the Somme. After the war, Duncan Strang came back to the UK and became a minister of the Church of Scotland. In 1928 he was serving as aminister in the New North Church (now the Bedlam Theatre), before joining Greyfriars from 1931 to 1938.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
The Duncan and James Strang Collection
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1624
Identifier: Coll-1885
Content Description
This fonds is composed of "The Seaforth Highlanders’ diary", which is in fact a collection of typescripts and manuscripts by Duncan W. P. Strang written during the First World War. They mainly contain a typescript draft of an unifinished book on the Seaforth Highlanders during the war, as well as abstracts of diaries and accounts of battles and tactical operations, and reflection on war and military strategy.The first text is the most structured and the most complete. It is a...
Dates:
1914-1918