Dates: 1940s

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1999.109.3

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The victorious Scotland team

Photograph of the victorious Scotland team in the ‘international’ football match played at RAF Tiree in 1944.

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Courtesy of Mr Willie Dickie

In 1944, the RAF Sports Officer on Tiree was Dan Squires who batted for Surrey County cricket team before the war. He would coach players in the gymnasium and they would practise on a wicket set up on the airfield.

Athletic Days were regular events. Bets on the races were taken by the station’s Accounts Officer, the Hon. John Grimston, with the profits going to help the war effort.

Football was a popular sport with the young men on the base and in May 1944 Dan organised a special ‘international’ between ‘Scotland’ and ‘England’ which was won by the Scottish team.

Black and white photograph of the `Scotland` football team in May 1943.

The victorious Scotland football team who played against England in Tiree on 30th May 1944. L-R: (back) referee Cowan, Morton, Jamieson, Gillespie, Anderson, Holmes, Preston, (front) Willie Dickie, Byrne, Duncan, Liddell and Shiels.

1999.109.5

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Black and white photograph of the Electrical Section at RAF Tiree in July 1944.

The Electrical Section at RAF Tiree in July 1944. L-R: (back) L. Holden, A. Bairds, Willie Dickie, R. Murdens (?), F. Mitchell, K. Salt, J. Silvester, A. McDonald, (front) T. Heaps, Chippy Hambrooke, Chippy Couray (?), W. Strickland.

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2003.155.7

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Black and white photograph of Ruaig School, 1944-45.

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Back row (left to right): Robert Purdon, Kirkapol; Jimmy Purdon; Neil MacLean, Mithealum; Archie MacReady; Hugh Archie MacLean, Salum
Second row: Nan Menzies, Salum House; Chrissie Marno; Ella MacKinnon, Vaul; Sadie Menzies, Salum House; Margaret MacKinnon, Ruaig; Fiona MacLeod, Ruaig; Annie Stewart, Croish
Third row: unknown; unknown; teacher Margaret MacLean
Front row: Ethel Woods; possibly Mary Gardner; Alfie Tarbert; Gavin Clark, Ruaig; Catherine Mary MacKinnon, Upper Vaul; Bobby MacLean, Mithealum; Hugh MacKinnon, Ruaig; Tommy Gardner, Kirkapol

(information kindly provided by Ethel MacCallum, Duncan Grant, Fiona MacKinnon and Archie Johnstone: JH June 2020)

2003.148.1.1

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Correspondence between Dr Hunter and Argyll County Medical Officer regarding medical supplies, 1945-46.

Copied letters to and from Dr David G Hunter, Baugh, regarding his request for medical supplies for use in emergencies: (1) 3/1/1945 from Dr Hunter to Dr Guy, the County Medical Officer for Argyll, asking whether he can be supplied with the emergency items of two ampoules of normal saline and glucose, a bottle of dried plasma and sterile water, (2) 10/12/1945 from Dr John Guy to Dr Hunter in reply to his letter of 3/12/1945, (3) 10/12/1945 from Dr John Guy to the County Clerk forwarding Dr Hunter`s letter of 3/12/1945 and asking the matter to be put to the Public Health Committee, (4) 10/12/1945 from Dr John Guy to the County Clerk about Dr Hunter`s letter of 3/12/1945, (5) extract from the minutes of a meeting of Argyll Public Health Committee dated 17/1/1946 about Dr Hunter`s request to be supplied with a blood transfusion outfit.

2003.141.8

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Cardboard seed box stamped `The British War Relief Society`.

Cardboard box measuring 180 mm x 120 mm x 70mm and stamped with `The British War Relief Society – A gift of seeds from the United States of America` and found in the Nutts` house in Balemartine.

2003.141.8

1997.246.1

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Binder `The Island of Tiree 1941 – 1943` containing an account of George Holleyman’s time on Tiree, plus 123 related photographs.

Account by RAF policeman and amateur archaeologist George Holleyman FSA of his time on Tiree between September 1941 and June 1943. Includes seventy-five photographs taken on Tiree by George Holleyman between September 1941 and June 1943, and forty-eight black and white photographs/postcards taken by unknown photographer(s). George Holleyman carried out significant amounts of pioneering archaeological work in Sussex  during the first half of the 20th century along with Drs. Eliot and Cecil Curwen. He was made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries  in 1949.

1997.259.1

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Scarinish Public School Admission Register 1889-1962.

Scarinish Public School Admission Register from 18th December 1889 to 26th February 1962 giving date of admission, child`s full name, name and address of parent or guardian, date of child`s birth, last school attended, examination results, date and cause of leaving.

 

 

This, and all other school admission registers that we held, has now been returned to Argyll & Bute Council archives

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