Old picture revives happy memories

In a recent edition to my surprise and delight I immediately recognised my grandfather in the old band photograph of circa 1950.

He was William Kain of Wallace Avenue - seated at the far left of the group of older gentlemen. (next to the little boy whose arms are folded).

At that time my grandfather would have been assistant manager of the ‘Labour Exchange’ at the corner of Antrim Street and Bachelor’s Walk.

He was prominent in various civic activities - and I’m curious to know the association of the older gentlemen in this picture. By coincidence, the ‘Jackie Ross’ identified in your issue of 28.10.11 later became the son in law of William Kain!

I was extremely close to my grandfather, who died in 1962 - and have spent a great deal of time in recent years researching his life and the Kain side of our family history.

He was amongst the Lisburn Division of RIR volunteers, photographed outside Tom Oliver’s pub in 1914, prior to serving in France.

My grandfather was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Somme and I have tracked his POW years in Germany and his repatriation back home in 1918. During WW2 he served as Lisburn’s assistant chief civilian warden.

I would be delighted to receive any further information relating to this extremely interesting old photograph.

Lorna Sawyer

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