Houses

All children who attend Crawforddyke Primary are assigned to a School House. Our House names are Angus, Cameron, Caldwell and Ramage. Each House has been named after gallant soldiers from Carluke.

To find out more about the Carluke Coat of Arms click on the image.

 

Each year House Captains and Vice Captains are appointed from the primary seven children. Their role is: -

• To lead their house and to be positive role models for our school.
• To encourage House members to work for House points.
• To lead House events to raise money for school funds and charity.
• To hold regular discussions with school management about ideas they have to enhance school life.
• To keep the local press informed of our school's news and achievements.

At the end of each year the House with the most points is presented with the House Cup to mark their achievements.

The History of Our Houses

Angus House

Angus House was named after Lance Corporal William Angus. This Celtic player and pit worker volunteered to fight with the Highland Light Infantry at the outbreak of World War1. He was wounded an incredible 40 times and lost one eye while saving the life of an army officer in Givenchy, France, in 1915. He received a hero's welcome on his return home. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the country's highest military honour. He was the first Scottish Territorial to win the Victoria Cross. In Hamilton town square there is a memorial to honour the 14 Lanarkshire men who have been awarded the VC. The granite arch was unveiled on Friday 19th April 2002 by Dr John Reid. For further information visit - www.forvalour.com

 

Cameron House

Cameron House was named after Lieutenant Donald Cameron. This naval officer destroyed Hitler's much feared battleship Tirpitz in a one- man midget submarine raid on the Trondheim Fjord in northern Norway in September 1943. Lieutenant Cameron carried out the attack after travelling 1,000 miles from a secret base. He was captured during the raid and sent to a Prisoner of War camp. He learned that he had been awarded the Victoria Cross, the country's highest military honour while still in the camp. In Hamilton town square there is a memorial to honour the 14 Lanarkshire men who have been awarded the VC. The granite arch was unveiled on Friday 19th April 2002 by Dr John Reid.

 

Caldwell House

Caldwell House was named after Sergeant Thomas Caldwell. He won a Victoria Cross in 1918 while in command of a Lewis gun section of the 12th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, in Audenarde, Belgium. His section came under heavy fire trying to take a farmhouse full of German soldiers. Sergeant Caldwell single-handedly rushed the building, taking 18 prisoners. His bravery helped clear a way for the line of advance and led to the capture of a further 70 prisoners. In Hamilton town square there is a memorial to honour the 14 Lanarkshire men who have been awarded the VC. The granite arch was unveiled on Friday 19th April 2002 by Dr John Reid.

 

Ramage House

Ramage House was named after Sergeant Arthur Ramage. He served in the local Territorials before the First World War, and in June 1915 he embarked for France. In September of the same year during a heavy enemy attack on his Machine-Gun Section he showed outstanding bravery by bringing several severely wounded comrades to safety from no-man's land. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. The following year he rescued his officer under a hail of enemy fire and received a bar to his Military Medal. That year he was also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty in the reconnaissance of a farm held by the enemy. The French government presented him with the award of the Croix de Guerre. This brave man was killed by a sniper's bullet at the 3rd battle of Ypres, on 1st August, 1917 when he was just 26 years old.

 

All four men have had streets named after them in the Crawforddyke area of our town and are recognised as local heroes.

 

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