Photocopied newspaper article about Captain John MacKinnon of Caoles dated 1946.
Article about Captain John MacKinnon of Caoles who was awarded the MBE in recognition of his service in the Merchany Navy duringg WWII.
1999.125.2
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1999.125.4
Photocopied photograph of Captain John MacKinnon and Neil MacDougall.
Captain John MacKinnon of Harbour, Caoles and his brother-in-law Neil MacDougall, son of Rev. Allan MacDougall and headmaster of Ruaig School.
2000.83.6
Black and white photograph of Malcolm Kennedy of Moss.
Malcolm Kennedy of Moss in naval uniform in the 1940s. He captained coasters around the Liverpool area.
1998.156.16
Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary
Photograph of Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary (Mairi a’ Ghreusaiche) from Vaul.
Courtesy of Mrs Anneen Black
Archibald Lamont, along with a number of other Master Mariners from Tiree, served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I. During the campaign in the Dardanelles, he was in command of the S.S. ‘Asteria’ and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
The DSC is awarded to Royal Navy personnel in recognition of ‘…gallantry during active operations against the enemy.’ The citation stated that Captain Lamont ‘has frequently experienced heavy shell-fire alongside the pier at Cape Hellas during which he has coolly superintended the unloading of his ship.’
Archibald survived the war but died on board his ship after the Armistice was signed. He is buried in Constantinople.
Black and white photograph of Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary.
Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary (Mairi a` Ghreusaiche) from Vaul. Archibald Lamont, along with a number of other Master Mariners from Tiree, served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I. During the campaign in the Dardanelles, he was in command of the S.S. `Asteria` and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.The DSC is awarded to Royal Navy personnel in recognition of `.gallantry during active operations against the enemy.` The citation stated that Captain Lamont `has frequently experienced heavy shell-fire alongside the pier at Cape Hellas during which he has coolly superintended the unloading of his ship.` Archibald survived the war but died on board his ship after the Armistice was signed. He is buried in Constantinople/Istanbul.
1998.156.19
Black and white photograph of Lt. Commander Archibald Lamont of Ruaig.
Lt. Commander Archibald Lamont, Ruaig of SS `Asteria`.
1998.156.20
Black and white photograph of Captain Lachlan Lamont of Ruaig.
Captain Lachlan Lamont (Anneen Black`s grandfather), Ruaig, of the SS `Ballycotton`.
1998.156.26
Black and white group photograph taken at Milton around 1930.
The house at the foot of the dun at Milton harbour around 1930. L-R (adults) Captain John MacKinnon, Acarsaid, Milton, brother of Ann; Ann MacKenzie née MacKinnon, mother-in-law of Donald the Plumber; Isabel, Ann’s aunt; (children) Iain MacLeod of Ruaig; Alec MacKenzie, Ann’s son; Anneen Black née MacLeod (nighean Mòr Lachainn Iain), Iain’s sister.
1998.156.5
Black and white photograph of Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig.
Captain Archibald Lamont of Ruaig on the left with an unknown man.
1998.156.6
Captain Lachlan Lamont
Photograph of Captain Lachlan Lamont of Ruaig.
Courtesy of Mrs Anneen Black
Lachlan Lamont of Ruaig was captain of the S.S. ‘Sheerness’ which sank off the south-east coast of Ireland in 1927. His brother Archibald was also a sea captain and served in the Royal Navy Reserve during World War I along with other Tiree master mariners.
During the Dardanelles Campaign, Archibald was in command of the cargo carrier S.S ‘Asteria’ and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery. The citation recorded that he ‘frequently experienced heavy shell-fire alongside the pier at Cape Helles during which he…coolly supervised the unloading of his ship.’
Archibald survived the war but died on board his ship after the Armistice was signed. He is buried in Istanbul.
Black and white photograph of Captain Lachlan Lamont from Ruaig.
Lachlan Lamont from Ruaig, captain of the SS `Sheerness` (see Q8).
1998.156.7
Black and white photograph of the SS `Sheerness`.
The SS `Sheerness` captained by Lachlan Lamont from Ruaig (see Q7).
