Black and white photograph of Morag Campbell of Balemartine and Katina MacDonald of Balephuil during WWII.
L-R: Morag Campbell of Balemartine, unknown airman and Katina MacDonald of Balephuil in 1941.
1999.98.6
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2003.105.9
Black and white group photograph taken in Hough in the 1940s.
Hough in the 1940s. L-R: (back row) demolition worker; Terry Gardiner, son of (6); demolition worker; (middle row) Effie MacDonald née MacKinnon; holiday maker Mrs Gardiner; unknown holiday maker; unknown holiday maker; Mary Ann MacKinnon of Hough with her son Neil MacKinnon of Balevullin,; (front) Grace MacDonald.
1999.90.1
Black and white photograph of Hough NAAFI in the snow in 1941.
Hough NAAFI in the snow in 1941.
1999.130.2
Copy of letter dated 2/2/1944 from Lloyd`s of London to Captain Neil MacFadyen.
Letter dated 2/2/1944 from Lloyd`s of London to Captain Neil MacFadyen of Kenovay forwarding him the Lloyd`s Medal for Bravey at Sea.
1999.130.11
Copy of signal sent to Arctic Convoy J.W.55B which arrived in Murmansk on 29/12/1943.
Copy of signal sent to Arctic Convoy J.W.55B to Captain Neil MacFadyen of SS `Ocean Victory` which arrived in Murmansk on 29/12/1943.
1999.130.16
Photocopied newspaper article about Captain Neil MacFadyen of Kenovay.
Article about Captain MacFadyen and others who brought the SS `Ocean Tide` safely into Murmansk after being hit by a torpedo in 1943.
1999.130.17
Photocopied newspaper article about the captain and crew of the SS `Ocean Tide`.
Article about Captain Neil MacFadyen and two engineers of the SS `Ocean Tide` who were awarded the Lloyd`s Medal for Bravery at Sea in 1944.
1999.130.25.3
Three photocopied newspaper articles about (1) Tiree Association, (2) Captain Neil MacFadyen OBE of Kenovay and (3) two Tiree soldiers fighting in Sicily.
Article about two privates from Tiree, L. MacFadyen and J. McMurchie, who spent 48 hours lying wounded in a ditch during fighting on the Plain of Catania, Sicily during WWII.
1999.130.1
Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1960)
Photograph of Captain Neil MacFadyen of Barrapol.
Courtesy of Mrs Fiona Maxwell
Captain Neil MacFadyen of Barrapol was awarded an OBE in 1943 and the Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea in 1944 for bringing his ship ‘Ocean Viceroy’ safely home to the Clyde after being torpedoed off the north-west coast of Spain while sailing in convoy.
Parts of the ship were flooded and the steering gear was wrecked but Captain MacFadyen decided to attempt to save the vessel. Working through the night, the crew managed to get the ship into a navigable condition and she proceeded homewards alone and at reduced speed.
The ship’s engineers were also awarded Lloyd’s Medals. At great personal risk, they went below to the engine room which was flooded and full of scalding steam to get to the stop valves and effect repairs.
Black and white photograph of Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1961) of Kenovay.
Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1960) of Kenovay. He was awarded to OBE in 1943 and Lloyd`s Medal for Bravery at Sea in 1944 for bringing his ship `Ocean Viceroy` safely home to the Clyde after being torpedoed off the north-west coast of Spain.
1999.116.1
Account of the shipwreck of the SS Nevada by Iain Clark.
Account of the shipwreck of the SS Nevada in 1942 by Iain Clark.