Photocopied letter dated 25/2/2003 from the Director of Masarykuv Ustav in Prague, Czech Republic.
Letter dated 25/2/2003 from Marie Neudorflova, Director of Masarykuv Ustav in Prague, Czech Republic, thanking the donor for the photographs, newspaper cutting and other information about Leonard Revlliod, the grandson of Tomas Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslavakia, who was killed in air crash on Tiree on 16/8/1944.
Black and white photograph of Lachie MacFadyen from Caoles.
Private Lachie MacFadyen, son of Neil MacFadyen of Ardeas in Caoles and brother of Archie (see A191). He was wounded and trapped in a ditch close to the German lines in Sicily before finally crawling back to the British lines with valuable information.
Photocopied newspaper article about Malcolm Campbell, Balemartine, who survived four sinkings in the two World Wars.
Newspaper article ‘Survived Four Sinkings in Two Wars’ published in the Campeltown Courier, 8th May, 1943. The story of Malcolm Campbell, a ship`s carpenter from Tiree, whose ship was sunk twice in World War I and who was torpedoed twice in four months during World War II.
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Black and white photograph of Morag Campbell of Balemartine and Katina MacDonald of Balephuil during WWII.
L-R: Morag Campbell of Balemartine, unknown airman and Katina MacDonald of Balephuil in 1941.
Black and white group photograph taken in Hough in the 1940s.
Hough in the 1940s. L-R: (back row) demolition worker; Terry Gardiner, son of (6); demolition worker; (middle row) Effie MacDonald née MacKinnon; holiday maker Mrs Gardiner; unknown holiday maker; unknown holiday maker; Mary Ann MacKinnon of Hough with her son Neil MacKinnon of Balevullin,; (front) Grace MacDonald.
Black and white photograph of Hough NAAFI in the snow in 1941.
Hough NAAFI in the snow in 1941.
Photocopied leaflet `Tiree Food Producers Sent To Prison`.
Leaflet produced by the Highland Land League about eight Tiree men who were sent to prison in 1918 for occupying land in Balephetrish leased by Thomas Barr.
Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1960)
Photograph of Captain Neil MacFadyen of Barrapol.
Courtesy of Mrs Fiona Maxwell
Captain Neil MacFadyen of Barrapol was awarded an OBE in 1943 and the Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea in 1944 for bringing his ship ‘Ocean Viceroy’ safely home to the Clyde after being torpedoed off the north-west coast of Spain while sailing in convoy.
Parts of the ship were flooded and the steering gear was wrecked but Captain MacFadyen decided to attempt to save the vessel. Working through the night, the crew managed to get the ship into a navigable condition and she proceeded homewards alone and at reduced speed.
The ship’s engineers were also awarded Lloyd’s Medals. At great personal risk, they went below to the engine room which was flooded and full of scalding steam to get to the stop valves and effect repairs.
Black and white photograph of Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1961) of Kenovay.
Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1960) of Kenovay. He was awarded to OBE in 1943 and Lloyd`s Medal for Bravery at Sea in 1944 for bringing his ship `Ocean Viceroy` safely home to the Clyde after being torpedoed off the north-west coast of Spain.
Copy of letter dated 2/2/1944 from Lloyd`s of London to Captain Neil MacFadyen.
Letter dated 2/2/1944 from Lloyd`s of London to Captain Neil MacFadyen of Kenovay forwarding him the Lloyd`s Medal for Bravey at Sea.
Copy of signal sent to Arctic Convoy J.W.55B which arrived in Murmansk on 29/12/1943.
Copy of signal sent to Arctic Convoy J.W.55B to Captain Neil MacFadyen of SS `Ocean Victory` which arrived in Murmansk on 29/12/1943.
