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Sub wreck found THE WRECK of the Second World War submarine HMS Vandal, lost while exercising in the Kilbrannan ..

... Sub wreck found THE WRECK of the Second World War submarine HMS Vandal, lost while exercising in the Kilbrannan Sound in 1943, has been found off Arran - with much of the credit going to Carradale fishermen. HMS Vandal, with a crew of 37, had been lost ...

Published: Friday 16 December 1994
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 360 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

the Royal Flying Corps as an observer. He “was forced down behind the Turkish lines and taken prisoner by the

... Flying Corps as an observer. He “was forced down behind the Turkish lines and taken prisoner by the Turks. During the Second World War he served as a Padre, and as a chaplain on board a hospital ship. He was also a chaplain to the Missions to Seamen. A ...

Published: Thursday 07 December 1950
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 66 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Fallen - 1939-45 A public meeting is to be called in the near future to discuss plans for inscribing

... 1939-45 A public meeting is to be called in the near future to discuss plans for inscribing the names of the Falien in the Second World War on the War Memorial. An appeal to the Council to convene such a meeting has been made by the Campbeltown and District ...

Published: Saturday 25 December 1948
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 85 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Memorial Window Dedicated

... window should be a mark of remembrance not only of his elder son but also of the men of the district who died in the Second World War. ...

Published: Saturday 26 March 1949
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Help!

... Street with my mother Agnes and Aunt Tina Johnston, especially a Jean McCallum who | believe lived in Longrow during the Second World war and after Yours sincerely, Mr lan Cameron, ‘Bramble Tye’, The Ridge, Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex, TN36 4LT. Or phone ...

Published: Friday 17 June 1994
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 75 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Death of Dr. Donald Ross

... three wars—the South African War, the First World War and the Second World War. He was medical officer for the Bth Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders between the First and Second World Wars. He is survived by his wife, four sons, and five daughters. One ...

Published: Saturday 03 September 1949
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 110 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EAST and West Germany were reunited this week, 45

... EAST and West Germany were reunited this week, 45 years after the end of the Second World War. It is a date of historical significance for the world and Argyll and Bute. Through its twinning with the Bavanan district of Amberg Sulzbach, Argyll and Bute ...

Published: Friday 05 October 1990
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Islay to Hold Clan Rally

... Friday. When he was in command of the Ist Battalion the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in France in the early days of the second world war, General Wimberley invariably wore a kilt. It was later in the war, of course, that he won his greatest fame as commander ...

Published: Saturday 08 March 1947
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

As we have already reported in the “Courier”—Constable D. MacTaggart, who has been stationed at Headquarters ..

... served with the Bth A. & S. Highlanders, being severely wounded at Arras. His elder son, lan, was badly wounded in the second World War while serving with .the Royal Marines. His younger son, Duncan, is at present serving with the R.S.F. ...

Published: Saturday 06 July 1946
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 122 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

JEAN TO RECORD MEMORIES OF THE HOLOCAUST

... ill and desperate to get home. It's the only time I have been described as the answer to a maiden’s prayer!” When the second World War broke out, Aline was in Indo-China. She went from there to the USA where she lectured, then returned to occupied France ...

Published: Friday 27 March 1987
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 129 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Argyll MP welcomes increase

... iculture which has seen 6.08811 farmers leave the industry in 1990, and farm incomes fall to the lowest level since the second world war.’ ‘I would have expected, therefore, the Government to give at least an extra two pound per head in view of the seriousness ...

Published: Friday 15 March 1991
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 136 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

CAMPBELTOWN CROSS

... excellent condition. The Cross stood in the centre of Main Street near the Town Hall from the seventeenth century until the Second World War when it was taken down for safe keeping. It was re-erected after the war in the more suitable position (in view of today’s ...

Published: Friday 13 May 1988
Newspaper: Campbeltown Courier
County: Argyll, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 25 | Tags: none