Letter from Catriona Watt, Glasgow to Dr John Holliday dated 7/12/10 about the `SS Malve`, a Finnish steamship that ran aground off Balephetrish Bay in 1931, plus two photographs (P101 & P102). Catriona`s grandparents woke to find it aground in front of their house – Port na Criche, Cornaigbeg.
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Photograph of Donald Meek, Caoles and John M MacDonald in 2010
Colour photograph of Prof. Emeritus Donald E Meek, Caoles and Glasgow, and John M MacDonald, North Uist, who was the Gaelic teacher at Cornaig School in 1962-63. Photo taken in August 2010. (For more information about John MacDonald see 2010.81.1)
Photograph of the Sturdy memorial at Sandaig, October 2010
Colour photograph of the HMS Sturdy memorial cairn and plaque that was erected on the seashore at Sandaig on the 70th anniversary of the grounding of the ship on 30th October 1940 with the loss of five crew.
Magazine article about Calum MacKinnon who is a fiddler in Seattle with Tiree parents
Article in `Fiddler Magazine` about Calum MacKinnon, Seattle, whose parents were from Tiree. Includes a photograph of Calum with his fiddle class at the Tiree Fèis in 1998 including Sarah Holliday, Mairi Ann Munn, Jennifer MacKinnon, Morven MacInnes and others (pages 4 to 9).
Letter about Leonard Revilliod, RAF Tiree 1944
Letter from Mrs Hilary Sigmund to Dr John Holliday suggesting that Leonard Revilliod was not Czech and did not fly with the Czech air force. His grandfather was Czech President Tomas Masaryk who married an American. Their daughter Olga was brought up as a Unitarian, married ? Revilliod and gave birth to Leonard, who may also have been brought up Unitarian. Leonard Revilliod was flying with RAF Tiree when his plane collided with another in 1944 over Tiree, with the loss of all 16 airmen on both aircraft.
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DVD of the HMS Sturdy memorial event, Tiree, October 2010.
DVD of the HMS Sturdy memorial day at Sandaig and An Talla on 30th October 2010 on the 70th anniversary of the ship running aground on rocks at Sandaig with the loss of 5 crew. DVD also contains original, unconverted file.
CD of music “The Wedding Dance” by Skipinnish
CD of traditional music by Skipinnish, featuring Angus MacPhail of Ruaig.
Information pertaining to Captain Donald MacCallum, Tiree (1903-1943)
Printed emailed letter containing information and photographs about Captain Donald MacCallum of Tiree (1910-1943), who was taken prisoner of war aboard Fregattenkapitan Harro Schachts U-507 during WWII, but was killed when the U-boat was sunk days later with all hands.
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The press cutting in this file relates to the uncle of Captain Donald MacCallum, Captain Donald Archie MacCallum of Kilmoluaig (1884-1941).
Photograph of HMS Sturdy memorial
Colour photograph of the stone cairn at Sandaig that supported the brass memorial plaque dedicated to those affected by the wrecking of the destroyer HMS Sturdy on rocks off Sandaig in October 1940 with the loss of five lives. Erected in 2010 on the 70th anniversary of the disaster as part of a memorial event. Photo taken in 2010 and donated by Bernie Smith, Balephuil.
Order of Service for HMS Sturdy memorial dedication, October 2010
Photocopied Order of Service for the HMS Sturdy memorial dedication held at Sandaig, Soroby graveyard and An Talla on 30th October 2010. The Sturdy was wrecked off Sandaig on 30th October 1940 with the loss of five lives.
