Black & white photograph of Captain Lachlan MacPhail (1889-1961; Tiree and Glasgow) in uniform around 1943. Lachlan MacPhail served in the Merchant Navy during WWII and was an accomplished piper and writer of pipe tunes and Gaelic poems. The popular pipe tune ‘Captain Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree‘ was written by his friend, Peter MacFarquhar of Moss, in his memory. During WWII, Lachlan was a mourner at the funeral of ‘The Man Who Never Was’, a ruse to mislead the Germans.
Three large brass buckles from a horse-harness, one on a section of leather strap. From Kirkapol Farm.
Black & white portrait photograph of Joanne Sinclair of Balephuil, around 1950. Sadly, she died aged only 7 years old.
Black & white photograph of Neil MacArthur and Ann MacArthur of Balephuil sitting on a boat around 1950.
Black & white photograph of the Tiree team competing at the County Youth Sports competition in Oban around 1950. L-R: unidentified boy, Margaret Sinclair of Balephuil, John Galt, Dolina MacKinnon and John MacLeod.
Black & white photograph of L-R: Annie MacArthur (nee MacLeod) of Balephuil, and an unidentified woman around 1950.
Black & white photograph of a group of men standing outside Main Road house, Balephuil, around 1950. L-R: John MacIntyre, Angus MacArthur, Neil Sinclair, Archie MacKinnon and Murdoch Sinclair.
Black and white studio portrait photograph of L-R: Neil MacArthur, Mary Sinclair and Calum Sinclair, around 1950. All lived at Main Road house, Balephuil.
Black & white photograph of boatswain/bosun Neil MacArthur, Balephuil, in uniform on a ship around 1960.
Black & white photograph of a group of six young men, including Neil Sinclair of Balephuil (4th from left) on the sea, around 1955. The identities of the other men are unknown.
