Hector MacPhail talking about apprentice sailor Iain MacArthur
Sound clip in English of Hector MacPhail talking about apprentice sailor Iain MacArthur of Roisgeal in Caoles.
Hector MacPhail of Ruaig tells the story of the first voyage of Iain MacArthur from Roisgeal in Caoles on his uncle’s sailing ship. He was made to turn out in foul weather to change sail and to sew up the bodies of his fellow crew members after a fever had gone round the boat.
Audio cassette recording of Donald Kennedy of Balevullin talking to Dr John Holliday in September 1998.
Donald Kennedy of Balevullin talks to Dr John Holliday in September 1998 about fishing after leaving school and his experiences in the navy and German POW camps during World War II. (same as AC64?)
Donald Kennedy during World War II
Sound clip in English of Donald Kennedy of Balevullin talking about the sinking of his ship during World War II.
Courtesy of Mr Donald Kennedy
Donald Kennedy (Dòmhnall Eachainn) of Balevullin talks to Dr. John Holliday in September 1998 about his experiences as a seaman during World War II.
In the Merchant Navy before the war, Donald volunteered to rejoin his tanker ‘British Petrol’ which was sunk in June 1940 by a German Q ship, the ‘Narvick’, a warship disguised as merchantman flying a Swedish flag.
Picked up in a lifeboat by the German ship, he and his shipmates were held prisoner on board until they landed in Brest in November. He was kept in prisoner-of-war camps in Germany and Poland until 1945.
Newspaper cutting of an obituary for John Clark of Ruaig.
Obituary for John Clark of Ruaig, second mate on the `Kinloch` and the `Davaar`.
Black and white photograph of an unknown ship`s crew.
Unknown ship`s crew.
Letters of recommendation and cerificates of service and conduct for Captain Donald Archie MacLean of Kilmoluaig.
Letters of recommendation and cerificates of service and conduct dated 1956 to 1961 for Captain Donald Archie MacLean of Kilmoluaig.
Collection of Seaman`s Discharge Records, identity cards and passes for Captain Donald Archie MacLean of Kilmoluaig.
Collection of Seaman`s Discharge Records, identity cards and passes for Captain Donald Archie MacLean of Kilmoluaig, dated from 1954 to 1981.
Folder titled `War Graves` containing Tiree and Coll District Council papers dated from 1928 to 1950.
Folder titled `War Graves` containing Tiree and Coll District Council papers dated from 1928 to 1950, including a draft death certificate for the Chief Purser of the SS Volendam.
Paperback book `Survival against the Odds` by Donald J. MacLeod.
The story of petty Officer Donald MacKinnon, a Russian Convoy survivor in WWII.
Audio cassette recording of Alasdair Sinclair talking about the history and people of Brock.
Alasdair Sinclair talks about the history of Brock from the late 18th century, describing each of the houses in detail and giving a history of all the families who lived there.
