Wash basin from a five-piece commode set, ca 1920
White decorated porcelain wash basin, from a five-piece commode set by Newton. Belonged to Angus MacLean, Scarinish, and was used by visitors. (for rest of set see 2014.88.1-5)
Certificate of Discharge from the Ministry of Transport (seamen), 1971
Original paper Certificate of Discharge for Staff Captain Neil MacKinnon (b. Glasgow, October 1903) at Rotterdam on 3 June 1971. Neil had Vaul connections.
Handwritten information regarding the heredity of Neil MacKinnon (b. Glasgow, 1903)
Handwritten information about the family of Neil MacKinnon, captain in the Merchant Navy, his possible link to Tiree, and documents and photograph 2014.84.1 to 5. Neil had Vaul connections and could have been the illegitimate son of Mhairi`s grandmother Sarah MacDonald (nee MacKinnon; b. 1867), who, after his birth, married Robert MacDonald of Wick (and Tiree and Patagonia?) in December 1903.
Letter regarding an alarm clock from H. Samuel, 1942
Scanned and printed copy of a letter signed by H.Samuel to Malcom McKinnon (Malcolm MacKinnon) of `The Hill`, Kilmoluaig, in January 1942, regarding Government restrictions on the manufacture and scarcity of alarm clocks for sale during WWII.
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Names of men who died in the Great War (WWI)
List of names of 13 soldiers and sailors of Heylipol Parish who fell in the Great War 1914-1919, transcribed from a brass plaque above the altar in Heylipol Church in 2014. Names include Lamont, MacDonald, MacFadyen, MacFarlane, MacLaren, MacKinnon, MacPhail, Sinclair and MacArthur.
Women`s Voluntary Service badge from WWII
Silver square pin badge with red-embossed crown and “W.V.S Civil Defence”. It was worn by a relative of the Campbells of Cornaigbeg, while she was serving in the Women`s Voluntary Service on Tiree during World War 2. The WVS was set up to help local communities prepare for potential air attacks, but was also involved in the evacuation of children from cities, and the distribution of clothing and food to returning soldiers and the war-affected.
RAF bicycle form, WWII
Printed scan of both sides of a form issued by the RAF to RAF personnel using bicycles during WWII, dated 22 May 1940(?). Issued to Joan Faulkner who served with Coastal Command on Tiree (even though the form says Northwood).
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Photograph of WAAF tags used in WWII
Photograph of the WAAF tags of Joan Faulkner who served in Coastal Command on Tiree during WWII.
Photograph of Joan Faulkner, Tiree WAAF, ca 1940
Black & white portrait photograph of WAAF Joan Faulkner who served with Coastal Command on Tiree during WWII.
Newspaper article about ceremony at the Coastal Command Memorial in North Berwick, 2014
Photocopy of a newspaper article from the East Lothian Courier about the annual ceremony at the Coastal Command Memorial in North Berwick in May 2014. The memorial map includes Tiree (see 2013.100.2). Accession includes a printed email about the memorial.
