I worry I won t see my grandson grow : Pollok veteran opens up on sight loss blow WHEN Pollok veteran and war historian William McKinlay was told he could “wake up one morning totally blind”, he was devastated. “I’m hoping against all hope that my eyesight is going to last me as I worry it will stop me seeing my grandson grow,” said the 69-year-old from Pollok. As a military historian being told he was losing his sight was a blow for William, who loves reading and researching for his tours of the city’s Royal Highland Fusiliers Regimental Museum and leading educational World War lessons in primary schools.