The circumstances of the grounding of the Oceana at Baugh in 1949, by owner John Campbell
Transcript of a telephone conversation between John Campbell and Dr John Holliday in October 2013, regarding John Campbell`s life and ownership of the schooner `Oceana` and the circumstances leading up to its grounding and eventual break up on the beach at Baugh / Crossapol in 1949.
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Extracts from the autobiography of John Campbell – owner of the Oceana
Printed extracts from the autobiography of John Campbell, owner of the schooner `Oceana` that grounded on Crossapol beach in 1949, including a photograph of the yacht in full sail.
Citations of John Campbell`s war medals
Printed pages from the website of Friends of Popski`s Private Army, citing the medals of John Davies Campbell earned during service in Europe in WWII. John Campbell was the owner of the yacht `Oceana` that grounded and broke up on Crossapol Beach at Baugh during a storm in 1949.
Book `Popski`s Private Army` by Vladimir Peniakoff
Softback book about the wartime adventures of Vladimir Peniakoff (nickname `Popski`), who formed his own elite fighting force in the North African Desert during WWII. The foreword is by John Campbell who owned the yacht `Oceana` when it grounded and broke up on Crossapol Beach at Baugh in 1949.
Life belt from the ferry `Loch Seaforth`
Red and white, circular life belt from the ferry ‘Loch Seaforth’, which sank alongside Gott pier in 1973 after hitting rocks in Gunna Sound.
Audio recording of Albert Gallier – survivor of HMS Sturdy wreck in 1940
Audio recording of Albert Gallier being interviewed by Dr John Holliday on 11 Oct 2012, about the fatal wrecking of the destroyer HMS Sturdy which ran onto rocks at Sandaig in 1940. Albert is one of the few surviving members of the crew that were on the ship that night, and recalls his memories of the event.
Two lumps of coal said to have come from the steam ship SS Vivo, which was wrecked off Balevullin in 1890.
Internet page about the SS Empire Eland, Captain Donald Sinclair of Sandaig`s ship
Printed page from the internet about the steam ship Empire Eland (1920-1941), a cargo ship captained by Capt. Donald Sinclair of Sandaig, who was instrumental in saving lives when the HMS Sturdy was wrecked off Sandaig in 1940. He died when the Empire Eland was struck by a U-boat torpedo in the Atlantic on 15th September 1941.
Transcript of conversation with John Campbell regarding the yacht Oceana.
Printed transcript of a telephone conversation between Dr John Holliday and John Campbell on 29 October 2013. John Campbell owned the yacht Oceana when it grounded and broke up at Crossapol/Baugh in 1949. Talks about the circumstances of the Oceana being near Tiree, and his life.
Photograph of John Campbell, owner of Oceana, around 1942
Sepia photograph of John D Campbell in the uniform of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders around 1942. Campbell became the owner of the yacht Oceana that grounded and broke up on Crossapol beach in 1949. His batman in the army was a Tiree man, thought to be Alan MacCallum.
