We as a Club must never forget that the pitch that we have the privilege to play on at Balgray is integral to a War Memorial Trust set up after World War 1 to remember those of Kelvinside Academy who made the ultimate sacrifice These losses were added to in the Second World War

"The statistics from our founder Clubs make stark and tragic reading. There were 938 from these two Clubs Glasgow Accies and GHK (Glasgow High Kelvinside )and the related Schools who made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War
The bells that hang high in the steeple above Oran Mor bear testament to this lost generation as does the pavilion at Old Anniesland
On the 27th March of 1914 a generation of young Scottish rugby players played their last game of the season for so many that was the last game they ever played
Of the fifteen players of one of our founder Clubs Glasgow Accies who took the pitch against West of Scotland at Hamilton Crescent eight were killed and six were wounded before the guns fell silent on the 11th November 1918 These players left the rugby fields of the west end that afternoon to take to very different fields
Their worse day was on 28th June 1915 at Gully Ravine Gallipoli when 8 died including two Scottish Caps Eric Young and Willie Church they had played together served together and on that dreadful morning they fell together with 7/8th Cameronians the Scottish Rifles Their names are inscribed on the Helles Memorial
In March 2014 100 years later on the pitch at Old Anniesland we paused and remembered that generation of rugby players before we played Aberdeen Rugby .Both teams lined up and faced the War Memorial Pavilion as the lone piper Kenny Hamilton played The Flowers of the Forest
Over the following decade we recorded year on year the centenary of the landmark battles and their terrible toll
Wether it was on the Western Front or Gallipoli’s far shore they all gave some and so so many gave all
So once again we pause to remember and reflect on the words of the Kohima Epitaph
‘When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,
For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.'