WARS may be won on the playing fields of Eton but our toughest soldiers always came from north of the Border. Historian John Lewis-Stempel looks into the valour of the 'kilties' in the First World War

Former dustman Bob Smethurst salvaged more than 5,000 historic photographs from the First World War from rubbish tips and wastebins.

Spaarnestad Photo, SFA022801431 The Great War. Eerste Wereldoorlog : Mobilisatie, oorlogsverklaring : Kring soldaten houdt doek vast en werpt soldaat omhoog tijdens voorbereidingen op de strijd aan het front. Engeland, 1915. First World War, mobilization, declaration of war: a group of soldiers with a cloth to throw one of them into the air during preparations for the battle at the front. England, 1915

We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to us with a different dimension. The images

The message on the reverse reads - To Miss (L or H) Paton With kindest Regards From John. France 3-11-17 On the front, bottom right-hand corner is written - Yours Sincerely J ???? (the surname is unclear)