Inverclyde’s War – Chapters 11 – 23

Tho following stories were the result of the research done for the 60th Anniversary of the end of war in 2005,  by the  McLean Museum, this also turned in to an exhibition at the McLean Museum.

They were handed in by Vincent Gillen from the McLean Museum.

MORTON in WARTIME

Chapter 11 The Greenock Morton

Inverclyde’s War – 60 years on… H.M.C.S. Niobe

Chapter 12 HMCS Niobe

HOME FRONT

Chapter 13 The Home Front

ITALIANS IN WARTIME SCOTLAND – From ‘The Italian Factor’ by Terri Colpi

Chapter 14 Italians

Merchant Navy

Chapter 15 Merchant Navy

Poetry by – William Gault Bonar

Chapter 16 Poetry

THE POLES – September 1939-The Polish Navy Goes to War

Chapter 17 The Polish

PRISONERS OF WAR

Chapter 18 Prisoners of War

THE RAF

Chapter 19 The RAF

SURVIVORS

Chapter 21 Survivors

Women at War

Chapter 22 Women at War

THE AMERICANS

Chapter 23 Americans