Flight Sergeant Colin David Brough RAFVR (1570574) was the observer of the six-man crew on board a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Dakota DC-3) KG747 when it crashed on 8 June 1946 in Nigeria. The aircraft was on route from Kano Airport (now Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport), Nigeria to Lagos/Ikeja Airport […]
Flight Sergeant Alan Reid Beveridge RAFVR (748353), served with RAF 10 Squadron. On 13 March 1941, he was the second pilot of an Armstrong Whitley type V, serial Z6496 bomber. The aircraft took off from RAF Disforth at 2035 hours to bomb Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft was struck by flak […]
Pilot Officer Peter Gordon Anderson RAFVR (88023) of 20 Balhousie Street, Perth, the only son of Margaret Crawford Logan Anderson and the late Peter Anderson, agent of the Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. Peter Anderson was 22 years of age, he was educated at Perth Academy and Strathallan. Prior to […]
Sergeant David Taylor Adams was killed in a Lockheed Hudson Mk VI accident on 7 January 1943 during take-off from RAF Takoradi in Ghana, West Africa. He was from 10 Keir Street, Bridgend, Perth, the son of Mr and Mrs D T Adams and was a wireless air gunner with […]
In 1942-3, the Moscow Special Assignment Airgroup of the Soviet Air Force (No. 305 FTU) was based at RAF Errol airfield in Perthshire (near Dundee). Comprising 60 Russian pilots, navigators, and engineers the ‘ferry’ unit flew British Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle (twin-engine transport aircraft – part of a contract of […]
Our friends at Tippermuir Books have made another of their popular titles available to Made in Perth for free download. Born in Perthshire comprises a series of short essays on well-known figures born within the historical county of Perthshire. Each topical and biographical piece includes an original associated illustration. The book also includes separate […]
Perth Typographical Society PTS (a printing union whose lineage can be traced back to the General Typographical Association of Scotland (established in 1836 (the Perth branch of which was formed c1837); amalgamated with the National Typographical Association in 1844; collapsed in early 1848) maintained a branch in Perth from 1 […]
Perth & Kinross Council Archive 1. Labour Party (Perth) 1937-c1939: miscellaneous Labour Party and related publications. 912 J. Guild (Jun.) Secretary 3 North Methven Street. Includes copy of Perth Herald published by Perth Trades and Industrial Council Issue No. 1 autumn, 1936. E.T.U. publication: What E.T.U. Members think of NCLC […]
Perth & District Trades & Labour Council – Minutes 1. 12 October 1897 – 12 February 1903: 11 November 1897 meeting normally on a fortnightly basis with Mr Finlay Cree of the operative masons presiding. About thirty at the meeting. Carpet weavers mentioned. Also labourers. And slaters. ASE appoint delegates […]
Electrical Trades Union – Perth Branch 1937-c.1939: papers mainly concerning appeals on behalf of members. 906 ETU established 1889. 1937-c1939: papers – includes copy minutes of Scottish District Joint Industrial Council, no. 13 area (Electricity supply industry); copy of working rules recommended for acceptance between E.CA. of S. and E.T.U.; […]
