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The War Dead of Innerleithen – Three Quiet Stories of Sacrifice You’ve Never Heard

The War Dead of Innerleithen – Three Quiet Stories of Sacrifice You’ve Never Heard In the peaceful grounds of Innerleithen Cemetery, 24 Commonwealth War Graves mark the final resting place of men from the Scottish Borders who never made it home. This episode uncovers the forgotten stories of three of them: 💂‍♂️ Lance Corporal Albert Murray, of the Royal Scots, wounded at Ypres after surviving Loos, and buried with full honours in 1916. ✈️ Sergeant James Russell, an RAF airman from Peebles, killed in a tragic motor accident in 1942—a steady life cut short. 🕯️ Aircraftman 2nd Class John Brown Tait, a Walkerburn native and flare path operator at RAF Upwood, who died guiding bombers home in WW2. These are not names from headlines—but local sons with real lives, real families, and real sacrifice. Whether you’re interested in Royal Air Force history, WW1 trenches, or WW2 home front losses, this is a moving tribute to the war dead of Innerleithen, Walkerburn, and Peeblesshire. 📍 Join us in remembering the quiet names carved in stone—and the lives behind them. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold military history and personal stories from the past.