Black and white photograph of L-R: Kate MacDonald at her house in Balephuil, with Mrs Irving a regular holidaymaker and Mina Lindsay who was a foster-child of Mrs MacDonald.
2024.19.1
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2024.12.1
A wooden boat bailer and oiled string from a Tiree boat. From the old Registrar’s House at Kirkapol. The bailer may have been brought back from the Baltic countries as it is redolent of those historically used in the Baltic fishing fleet.
Donated by Catriona Smyth.
2024.11.2
Set of DLR No.5 Headphones
from a Halifax aircraft from 518 Squadron RAF Tiree
Acquired with Radio receiver 2024.11.1
2024.11.1
Type R1155 Radio receiver from a Halifax aircraft from RAF Tiree
with a set of DLR No.5 Headphones
Purchased at auction by An Iodhlann 6 June 2024 and returned to Tiree. With label, ” ‘found its way into the kitbag’ of an airman returning to the mainland just after the war had ended!” Originally donated to Mike Hughes by Flt Sgt Les Cobb, 518 Squadron, Tiree (1943-45) before or during 2000.
2024.7.2
Royal Navy service photographs of Angus McInnes, Kilmoluaig. From a collection of his items donated by his grandson Angus McInnes.
More details of the collection at 2024.7.1
2024.6.6
Photograph of RAF crew at Tiree. From a selection belonging to Chrissie Murray 1924-2023, of Tiree NAAFI.
See other items at 2024.6
2024.6.4
Photograph of Tiree RAF WAAF & NAAFI taken 18 May 1944, from a selection belonging to Chrissie Murray 1924-2023, of Tiree NAAFI
See other items in collection at 2024.6
signed back of photo
2024.6.3
Photograph of RAF Tiree Airmen from a selection belonging to Chrissie Murray 1924-2023, of Tiree NAAFI
Back of photo signed “Sparks Flight” L-R: Alex. McFarlane (Algy), Freddie Letham, Ray Thornton (Sparks), Eddie Gent, Jimmy Fraser.
See other items in collection at 2024.6
2024.6.2
Photograph of Chrissie Murray 1924-2023, from Point, Lewis who came to work at Tiree NAAFI
2024.6.1
Chrissie Murray’s niece donated a number of photos, showing Chrissie, of the Tiree NAAFI and airmen, etc at RAF Tiree.
Below is the summary by the donor, Christine Macsween.
See the related photographs at 2024.6
