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PAST CREW
Main Past Crew Lachlan Beaton Additional Profile
 SPECIAL CREW FEATURE FOR: Captain Lachlan (Lachie) Beaton 1886 - 1970
His Career with the Company:
1920 (approx) Mate on Plover with Captain Robertson (Squeaky).
1928 Master on MV Lochinvar on Mull run. Tobermory-Oban
1928 to 1934 Master on MV Lochinvar. Tobermory - Oban. Also PS Mountaineer running cruises out of Oban & PS Fusilier on Portree - Mallaig service.
1934 Winter Master on PS Fusilier - Portree run. Summer on PS Pioneer & MV Loch Nevis Islay - West Loch Tarbert.
1935 PS Pioneer as Master Islay - Gigha - West Loch Tarbert.
1939 Master MV Lochiel Islay Service.
1940 MV Lochiel Fort William to Oban (Summer only).
1940 - 1951 MV Lochiel on Islay run.
 PICTURES:
(1) Captain Beaton on Lochiel (2) Captain L Beaton on Lochiel 1941
(3) Captain L Beaton on Pioneer (4) Captain Lachlan Beaton

  SHIPS HE SERVED ON:

(5) Fusilier at Portree (6) Fusilier at Mallaig
(7) Fusilier at Mallaig (8) PS. Pioneer
(9) PS. Pioneer (Note the David MacBrayne Gangway) (10) PS. Pioneer
 MASTERS CERTIFICATE:

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All photographs and personal information kindly provided by Alasdair & John Beaton, sons of Captain Lachlan.

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PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2 PICTURE 3 PICTURE 4 PICTURE 5
PICTURE 6 PICTURE 7 PICTURE 8 PICTURE 9 PICTURE 10
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