Printed extract from the Tiree Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, regarding Private Hugh Lamont of Mannal (1885-1917), who was killed in action during WWI. His parents, John Lamont & Mary Livingstone, were married 13 Jun 1877 at Heylipol Church.
Photograph of a bronze plaque commemorating Private Hugh Lamont of Mannal (1885-1917), and inscribed with the words “He died for freedom and honour”.
These round commemorative plaques, measuring about 11.5 cm in diameter, were given to the next of kin of men and women who died in the Great War, WWI, 1914-1918. They were accompanied by a commemorative scroll (see 2009.89.2).
Emailed information about Hugh MacArthur, Tullymet, Gott/Scarinish (1892-1988).
Black & white photograph of Hugh MacArthur, Tullymet, Gott/Scarinish, in his army piper’s uniform on The Reef airfield during WWII.
Black & white photograph of Hugh MacArthur, Tullymet, Gott/Scarinish (top right), with his army pipe band at Fort George around 1916.
Death certificate for Hugh MacArthur, Tullymet, Gott/Scarinish (1892-1988). Hugh died in Dalintart Hospital, Oban.
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Certificate of Proclamation of Banns for the forthcoming marriage of Hugh MacArthur, Tullymet, Gott/Scarinish, to Jessie Drummond Duff, Hynish, in 1921.
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Black & white photograph of Hugh MacArthur, Tullymet, Scarinish/Gott, in his army piper uniform in 1915. Hugh was born in Hynish House in 1892. His father, Donald MacArthur (1850-1942), had been brought over by the Duke of Argyll from Tulliemet in Perthshire as a farm manager, as a “neutral” with no direct Tiree connections. His mother was Annie MacPhail (1851-1927). Hugh married Jessie Drummond Duff, Hynish, in 1921. Hugh served in the army in both the Cameron Regiment (no. S/25888) and Gordon Regiment (no. S/40968).
Studio portrait photograph of soldier Rupert Funnis in uniform, taken in Westminster in 1919. From a collection from Mannal House.
Studio portrait photograph of an unidentified soldier in Australian army uniform from the MacDonald/Campbell/Brown family of Mannal, taken in Edinburgh between 1880 and 1920. From a collection from Mannal House.
