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Stewart Carmichael (1867-1950) was born in Dundee, Scotland and was an associate of the Celtic Revivalist and symbolist painters John Duncan (1866-1945) and George Dutch Davidson (1879-1901). Carmichael was a portrait and landscape artist, architect, and decorator. Stewart was educated at Dundee High School and studied art in France and Belgium. He painted many historic subjects, including a great patriotic mural for the Dundee Liberal Club, which featured Wallace and Bruce. Carmichael was on the Board of Governors of the University of Dundee for many years. Courtesy John and Aithne Barron.
Reference: H-0241
Stewart Carmichael (1867-1950)...
The Inverness Royal Academy War Memorial Hostel, June 1924. The hostel opened in 1922, with accommodation for about 60 girls. In the centre of the second-front row is the first matron, Miss Isabella Paterson. The hostel was partly funded by contributions from the Old Boys' Club, led by Evan Barron, a well-known former pupil. The building first used was the former Inverness Collegiate School building in Ardross Street, which is now the oldest part of the Highland Council Headquarters buildings. The hostel was moved to Hedgefield House in Culduthel Road in 1934. (Courtesy Inverness Royal Academy Archive IRAA_058).
Reference: IRAA
The Inverness Royal Academy Wa...
Lord Lovat. Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and 4th Baron Lovat DSO, MC, TD (9th July 1911 in Beaufort Castle, Inverness, Scotland-16th March 1995 in Beauly) was the 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser and a prominent British Commando during the Second World War. After being educated at Ampleforth College and Oxford University Fraser was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Lovat Scouts (a Territorial Army unit) in 1930. He transferred to the regular army joining the Scots Guards in 1931. The following year, Fraser succeeded his father to become the 15th Lord Lovat and 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser. He was promoted lieutenant in August 1934. Lovat resigned his regular commission as a lieutenant in 1937, transferring to the Supplementary Reserve of Officers. He married Rosamond Broughton on 10th October 1938, with whom he had six children. In August 1939, as war approached, Lord Lovat was mobilized as a captain in the Lovat Scouts. The following year he volunteered to join one of the new commando units being formed by the British Army, and was eventually attached to No. 4 Commando. On 3rd March 1941, Nos 3 and 4 Commando launched a raid on the German-occupied Lofoten Islands. As a temporary major, Lord Lovat commanded 100 men of No. 4 Commando and a 50-man detachment from the Canadian Carleton and York Regiment in a raid on the French coastal village of Hardelot in April. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross on 7th July 1942. Lord Lovat became an acting lieutenant-colonel in 1942 and was appointed the commanding officer of No. 4 Commando, leading them in the abortive Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee) on 19th August. His commando attacked and destroyed a battery of six 150 mm guns. Lovat was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The raid as a whole was a disastrous failure: over 4,000 casualties were sustained, predominantly Canadian. Lord Lovat eventually became a Brigadier and the commander of the 1st Special Service Brigade in 1944. Lord Lovat's brigade was landed at Sword Beach during the invasion of Normandy on 6th June 1944. During the Battle of Breville on 12th June, Lord Lovat was seriously wounded whilst observing an artillery bombardment by the 51st Highland Division. A stray shell fell short of its target and landed amongst the officers, killing Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Johnston, commanding officer of the 12th Parachute Battalion, and seriously wounding Brigadier Hugh Kindersley of the 6th Airlanding Brigade. Lord Lovat made a full recovery from the severe wounds he had received in France but was unable to return to the army (he transferred to the reserve in 1949). In 1945 he had joined the Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, responsible for the functions of the Ministry of Economic Warfare when these were taken over by the Foreign Office and resigned upon Churchill's election defeat. In 1946 he was made a Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John. His formal retirement from the army came on 16th June 1962, he retained the honorary rank of brigadier. Lord Lovat's involvement in politics continued throughout his life, in the House of Lords and the Inverness County Council. He devoted much of his time to the family estates. He was chieftain of Lovat Shinty Club, the local shinty team which bears his family name. Lord Lovat experienced a great deal of turmoil in his final years; he suffered financial ruin and two of his sons predeceased him in accidents within months of each other. A year before his death, in 1994, the family's traditional residence, Beaufort Castle, was sold. See Lady Lovat images at 47682a/b.
Reference: 40813b
Lord Lovat. Brigadier Simon Ch...
Lord Lovat. Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and 4th Baron Lovat DSO, MC, TD (9th July 1911 in Beaufort Castle, Inverness, Scotland-16th March 1995 in Beauly) was the 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser and a prominent British Commando during the Second World War. After being educated at Ampleforth College and Oxford University Fraser was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Lovat Scouts (a Territorial Army unit) in 1930. He transferred to the regular army joining the Scots Guards in 1931. The following year, Fraser succeeded his father to become the 15th Lord Lovat and 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser. He was promoted lieutenant in August 1934. Lovat resigned his regular commission as a lieutenant in 1937, transferring to the Supplementary Reserve of Officers. He married Rosamond Broughton on 10th October 1938, with whom he had six children. In August 1939, as war approached, Lord Lovat was mobilized as a captain in the Lovat Scouts. The following year he volunteered to join one of the new commando units being formed by the British Army, and was eventually attached to No. 4 Commando. On 3rd March 1941, Nos 3 and 4 Commando launched a raid on the German-occupied Lofoten Islands. As a temporary major, Lord Lovat commanded 100 men of No. 4 Commando and a 50-man detachment from the Canadian Carleton and York Regiment in a raid on the French coastal village of Hardelot in April. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross on 7th July 1942. Lord Lovat became an acting lieutenant-colonel in 1942 and was appointed the commanding officer of No. 4 Commando, leading them in the abortive Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee) on 19th August. His commando attacked and destroyed a battery of six 150 mm guns. Lovat was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The raid as a whole was a disastrous failure: over 4,000 casualties were sustained, predominantly Canadian. Lord Lovat eventually became a Brigadier and the commander of the 1st Special Service Brigade in 1944. Lord Lovat's brigade was landed at Sword Beach during the invasion of Normandy on 6th June 1944. During the Battle of Breville on 12th June, Lord Lovat was seriously wounded whilst observing an artillery bombardment by the 51st Highland Division. A stray shell fell short of its target and landed amongst the officers, killing Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Johnston, commanding officer of the 12th Parachute Battalion, and seriously wounding Brigadier Hugh Kindersley of the 6th Airlanding Brigade. Lord Lovat made a full recovery from the severe wounds he had received in France but was unable to return to the army (he transferred to the reserve in 1949). In 1945 he had joined the Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, responsible for the functions of the Ministry of Economic Warfare when these were taken over by the Foreign Office and resigned upon Churchill's election defeat. In 1946 he was made a Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John. His formal retirement from the army came on 16th June 1962, he retained the honorary rank of brigadier. Lord Lovat's involvement in politics continued throughout his life, in the House of Lords and the Inverness County Council. He devoted much of his time to the family estates. He was chieftain of Lovat Shinty Club, the local shinty team which bears his family name. Lord Lovat experienced a great deal of turmoil in his final years; he suffered financial ruin and two of his sons predeceased him in accidents within months of each other. A year before his death, in 1994, the family's traditional residence, Beaufort Castle, was sold. See Lady Lovat images at 47682a/b.
Reference: 40813a
Lord Lovat. Brigadier Simon Ch...
Copy of Balloch Football Club 1932, made for Miss Pat Thomson.
Reference: 710
Copy of Balloch Football Club ...
John Sutherland, Secretary of the Dornoch Golf Club in 1933. Painting by David Alison (1882-1955). A similar painting of Sutherland by Alison is hanging in the Dornoch Council Chamber.
Reference: 29849
John Sutherland, Secretary of ...
Copy for Colegate, Glengowan, Beauly. The woman is wearing a sports uniform and badge (N.H.C), which could belong to the Nairnshire Hockey Club.
Reference: rc21a
Copy for Colegate, Glengowan, ...
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) with Colin, Lorne, Duncan, Dodo and Ishbel. Jessie was a stage actress (see 26822b - the 1927 production of 'The Geisha'). Her husband was Colin Macleod. This family portrait was taken c1925. The boy Colin Macleod served during WWII in the Royal Navy. After being de-mobbed in 1946, he joined the merchant navy, where he rose to the rank of captain. During the early 1960s, he left the service and became Harbour Master at Inverness. He held this position for several years before re-joining the merchant navy. Lorne Macleod became a dentist and had his own practice in Huntly Street until he emigrated to Australia in 1967. Duncan Macleod also became a dentist with a practice in Boness and later Edinburgh. Donald 'Dodo' Macleod remained in Inverness and played football in his younger days for Inverness Thistle Football Club. Information kindly provided by Jessie's grandson Duncan Phillips.
Reference: 26575b
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) wi...
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) with Colin, Lorne, Duncan, Dodo and Ishbel. Jessie was a stage actress (see 26822b - the 1927 production of 'The Geisha'). Her husband was Colin Macleod. This family portrait was taken c1925. The boy Colin Macleod served during WWII in the Royal Navy. After being de-mobbed in 1946, he joined the merchant navy, where he rose to the rank of captain. During the early 1960s, he left the service and became Harbour Master at Inverness. He held this position for several years before re-joining the merchant navy. Lorne Macleod became a dentist and had his own practice in Huntly Street until he emigrated to Australia in 1967. Duncan Macleod also became a dentist with a practice in Boness and later Edinburgh. Donald 'Dodo' Macleod remained in Inverness and played football in his younger days for Inverness Thistle Football Club. Information kindly provided by Jessie's grandson Duncan Phillips.
Reference: 26575a
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) wi...
Inverness & Northern Counties Bowling Association Rink Competition Winning Team, Inverness Bowling Club, July 1926. A.J MacLean, D.C Wilson, D.R Munro and John MacKenzie.
Reference: 25950
Inverness & Northern Count...
Inverness Bowling Club pavilion, Bishop's Road (est 1874). For Mr Chisholm 1923. Damaged plate.*
Reference: 23333
Inverness Bowling Club pavilio...
Cluny Dramatic Club 1910. Submitted by Catherine Cowing.#
Reference: cc24
Cluny Dramatic Club 1910. Subm...