Dux Prize
Item
Title
Dux Prize
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Identifier
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Subject
Binning, William
Abstract
William Binning won the Dux Prize at school and as his prize he chose a copy of Robert Burns' poetry. Many poems are marked up in pencil. One of great significance to him was "It is na, Jean, Thy Bonnie Face". His girlfriend was Jane Kelso, also known as Jean or Jeannie. She too had been a pupil at the school and was the Dux of the school in 1914. It is possible that he read these poems whilst in France.
2nd Lieutenant William B. Binning (1896 - 1916), Scottish Rifles 9th Div. Machine Gun Corps, 28th Bn.
2nd Lieutenant William B. Binning (1896 - 1916), Scottish Rifles 9th Div. Machine Gun Corps, 28th Bn.
Date
1913 - 1914
Date Created
1913-01-01
Temporal Coverage
1914-12-31
Source
Book
Medium
Paper
Type
Poem
Contributor
Admin
Christine Plummer
Beath High School
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford