Mars boys peek out from their hammocks.
This photo shows some of the Mars boys at work in the joinery workshop. The instructor is Chief Officer Burn.
Mars boys at work in the tailor's workshop.
A photograph of the Mars Boys in the Woodhaven workshop supervised by Chief Officer Burn and William Bowman.
A photograph of the Mars boys learning lathe skills.
Diet sheet showing the rations the Mars boys received. The diet was limited and unvarying, carbohydrate heavy but sustaining. No emphasis on five a day in those days.
This photo, taken on board the Mars, shows the boys in formation and their instructors behind.
The first houses in Mars Gardens before Woodhaven Avenue was built. The name is a reminder of the gardens cultivated by the boys on the Mars training ship.
Article from Mars Mainsheet, Wormit Boating Club’s newsletter, about the raising of the Mars mooring anchor.
A photograph of one of the several bands organised on the ship.
This photograph shows the sheds at Woodhaven Pier that were built and fitted out by the Mars boys, and used as workshops. They were used by the Scouts in the 1930s and briefly after the war, and used by the Norwegian soldiers during the war as a cookhouse and for accommodation.
The Mars training ship and its brig the Francis Molison. The Francis Molison was donated in 1881 and much of the boys' practical nautical training took place on board. Each year it made a trip around the coast of Britain, and the change of routine that this voyage provided was much enjoyed by the boys.
Set of four photos of the Mars training ship and some of the Mars boys (framed).
The Mars Training Ship and one of the ship's boats rowed by a team of the boys.
The Mars training ship from Woodhaven pier, where some of the ship's crew are casting off in their boat.
A view of the Mars training ship from Woodhaven pier c. 1890. The young local lads swimming off the end of the pier must have wondered what life on board was like.
The Francis Molison was used to provide the Mars boys with more seagoing skills and nautical experience. Here they show off their agility as they take up their positions all over the ship's masts and rigging.
This photo shows the Mars at anchor off Woodhaven, with some of the boys standing on the slip.
A photograph of Chief Officer Flynn and the boat crews at Woodhaven, with the Mars in the background.
He had attended Dundee High School, and then worked with T H B Rorie, Chartered Accountants, in Dundee. The family home was at Westmount, 12 Mount Stewart Road, Wormit. He was killed at Ypres, Belgium on 31st July 1917 at the age of 21. His body was never found, so his name is on the Menin ...
One of five brothers, Walter was educated at Morgan Academy and was a trainee chartered accountant with Moody Stewart and Robertson in Dundee. His father was minister at Balmerino Church and the family home was at Hillpark, 7 Viewmount Road, Wormit. He was treasurer of the Scottish Beekeepers’ Association. He was in the volunteer reserve ...
Neil was educated at Dundee High School and lived at Broombank, 15 Bay Road, Wormit. He had joined the TA before being called up. He was too young to be sent to France, but was eventually sent to India where he contracted TB. He was invalided home and died there at the age of 24, on ...
While based at Woodhaven the Catalina flying boats were not always loaded with lethal explosives destined for German U boats. Transportation of goods to Norway was equally important. Sometimes they carried passengers to or from Norway. On other occasions their cargo consisted of food and medicines for the civilian population. One of those who carried ...
Written by Ena Scott (nee Gleig) in 1989. In the early 1920s a Mr George Collie and his son who had been running a successful horse hiring business started a motor business (now Stanford Motors). The Collies repaired and sold cars and had a bus for hire for special occasions. All cars in those days were ...