Copied photograph of sailor Fred Greenshields.
Seaman Fred Greenshields who died when H.M.S. Sturdy ran aground at Sandaig in October1940.
2006.1.1
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2006.1.2
Copied photograph of HMS Sturdy.
The destroyer HMS Sturdy which was on convoy protection duty during World War II when she ran aground at Sandaig on 30th October 1940 with the loss of five lives.
2006.1.3
Printout from website `Navy News` of an article by Lt. Cdr. Michael J Gibson RN RD (Rtd).
An account of the shipwreck of HMS Sturdy in October 1940 by Michael Gibson, the son of E J A Gibson, Engineer Officer of the Sturdy who was injured during the incident.
2005.122.1
Copy laminated card for wreath placed on the HMS Sturdy graves in September 2005.
Copy laminated card attached to wreath made by Michael Gibson and placed on the HMS Sturdy graves in Soroby graveyard in September 2005.
2005.119.4
Hardback book `Tiomnadh`, selection from the Bible in Gaelic.
Small book containing selection from the Gaelic Bible, owned by a seaman M McQueen during WWII.
2005.101.1
Mini-disk recording of Janet Brown, Balephuil talking to Maggie Campbell in August 2005.
Seònaid Brown née MacArthur of Balephuil talks to Maggie Campbell in August 2005 about her schooling at Heylipol during World War II and afterwards at Cornaig, her school clothes, lunches, games, her classes and teachers, school discipline, evacuees and tinkers, Christmas parties, transport to school, ministers and childhood illnesses.
2005.102.3
Wartime helmet.
Wartime helmet, found at the old Fever Hospital in Heanish. (Given to donor by Rosemary Noon)
2005.86.4
Photocopied letter about Captain Donald Archibald MacCallum lost at sea during World War II.
Letter about Captain Donald Archibald MacCallum, master of `Designer`, which was torpedoed and sunk during World War II.
2005.75.1
Photocopied extract from the log of the coaster `Cragman` for 27/3/1943.
Extract from the log of the coaster `Cragman` for 27/3/1943, one of the crew of which, Ian MacKinnon, came from Scarinish, plus extract from a website about Ardrossan giving more details. On 27/3/1943, an explosion occurred on board the aircraft carrier HMS Dasher in the Firth of Clyde which caused the ship to sink within 5 minutes. Apparently two naval vessels were nearby and were proceeding to rescue survivors when the oil on the surface caught fire. They were ordered to retire, presumably because of the risk. The captain of the `Cragsman`, James Templeton, steamed in to rescue 14 survivors, three of which died after being taken aboard. The coasterr remained on the scene for two and a half hours making sure all survivors had been picked up. (
2005.73.2
Two Home Guard documents belonging to Murdoch MacLean.
Home Guard certificate of proficiency and standard letter of appreciation from the King for Murdoch MacLean who was in the Home Guard from September 1942 to December 1944.