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Printed extract from the Tiree Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, regarding Private Hugh Lamont of Mannal (1885-1917), who was killed in action during WWI. His parents, John Lamont & Mary Livingstone, were married 13 Jun 1877 at Heylipol Church.
Scanned copy of a poem written during WWI ‘The Kaiser’s arrival in Hell (Official)’.
Photograph of a bronze plaque commemorating Private Hugh Lamont of Mannal (1885-1917), and inscribed with the words “He died for freedom and honour”.
These round commemorative plaques, measuring about 11.5 cm in diameter, were given to the next of kin of men and women who died in the Great War, WWI, 1914-1918. They were accompanied by a commemorative scroll (see 2009.89.2).
Scanned copy of a ‘Permit to Enter a Protected Area’ issued by the Military Permit Office, Edinburgh, in 1942, belonging to Hugh McColl who came to Tiree to work on the construction of buildings on the RAF airfield during World War 2.
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Hugh McColl worked for The Glasgow Steel Roofing Company and was responsible for bringing men and materials over to construct the buildings on the airfield for the RAF. His work had it’s challenges, including battling with the weather right through the summer of 1942. The men were only paid when they worked, and he recorded on the time sheets for August that their hours varied because “… some men refused to work at times owing to the weather…”. They worked on Tiree from June to October.
Hugh appeared to enjoyed himself more than the men. He stayed with the Omand family at Balemartine School House and recalls having a great time fishing, harvesting and calling at the airport picture house, which was in a Nissen hut.
Original hand-drawn map of the smaller section of Kirkapol Cemetery, An Cladh Beag, researched by Catriona Smyth in 2014-2015.
Original hand-drawn map of the larger section of Kirkapol Cemetery, An Cladh Mòr, researched by Catriona Smyth in 2014-2015.
Hand-drawn map of the smaller section of Kirkapol Cemetery, An Cladh Beag, researched by Catriona Smyth in 2014-2015 and printed onto hard board.
Hand-drawn map of the larger section of Kirkapol Cemetery, An Cladh Mòr, researched by Catriona Smyth in 2014-2015 and printed onto hard board.
Copy of an oil painting by D McConnachie of dipping lug-sail boat the ‘Morag’ owned by Donald Lamont, Ruaig. On the back, the artist expresses their pleasure at it residing with Mona MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
Copy of the death certificate of Hector Cameron, Balephuil (1836-1883), who emigrated to Canada in the early 1860s with is brother Donald Cameron. Hector is buried at Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus, Ontario.
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