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Last address in Lewis: 5 Aignish,
Son of Donald Macleod
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMML 485
Service number: 4793/SD
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 19
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 20 Aird Tong,
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Drifter "Star of Buchan."
Service number: 4942/B
Date of death: 20 October 1915
Died at sea
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Local memorial: Back
Last address in Lewis: 1 Aird,
Son of William and Mary Mackenzie, married to Marion
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Iolaire
Service number: 3360/C
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 42
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery
Last address in Lewis: 3 Back,
Regiment or division: 2nd Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5956
Date of death: 8 January 1915
Killed in action
Interred: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, grave I. C. 41.
Local memorial: Back
Last address in Lewis: 15 Lower Bayble,
Regiment or division: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Le Touret, panel 38 and 39
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Served in India for 10 years with Seaforths
Last address in Lewis: 14 Upper Bayble,
Son of Donald and Catherine McLeod Murray, of 14, Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Lewis.
Regiment or division: 1st Scots Guards
Service number: 14108
Date of death: 15 September 1916 at the age of 19
Killed in action
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 7 D
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost).
Last address in Lewis: 28 Benside,
Son of Donald and Mary Campbell, of 28, Benside, Laxdale, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Pembroke
Service number: 3020/DA
Date of death: 19 August 1917 at the age of 25
Died in hospital
Put in the winter at Scapa Flow after a severe voyage to the White Sea. He endured hardships which undermined his health, resulting ultimately in his death.
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, D. 3. 69
Last address in Lewis: 11 Branahuie,
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Angus MacLeod. of 11, Branahuie, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Regiment or division: Transvaal Scottish / 8th Regiment South African Infantry
Service number: 3745
Date of death: 23 March 1917 at the age of 38
Died in hospital in South Africa
Interred: Boksburg Cemetery, grave A. 575
Local memorial: Branahuie / Melbost
Last address in Lewis: 3 Broker,
Son of Murdo and Mary Macleod
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve
Service number: 20422/DA
Date of death: 1 January 1919
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 6 Coll,
Son of Angus and Catherine Macdonald, of 6, Coll Back, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7231
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 19
Killed in action
Memorial: Le Touret, panel 38 and 39
Local memorial: Back
Last address in Lewis: 2 Coulregrein, Stornoway
Son of Christina Morrison, of 2, Sand St., Coulregrein, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, and the late John Morrison.
Regiment or division: 28th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service number: 700050
Date of death: 3 November 1918 at the age of 33
Died of wounds in hospital
Interred: Sandwick Cemetery, Isle of Lewis, grave Southwest. Old Ground. 200
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial, Nicolson Institute WW1, right panel
Last address in Lewis: Flesherin,
Son of Norman and Flora Macdonald, of New Park, Portnaguran, Stornoway, Scotland.
Regiment or division: 1st Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Service number: 201639
Date of death: 12 April 1917 at the age of 31
Killed in action at Vimy Ridge
Interred: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St-Eloi, grave VI E 9
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 51 Lower Garrabost,
Son of Kenneth and Annie Mackenzie, of 51, Garrabost, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Ross Mountain Battery
Service number: 4379
Date of death: 5 June 1915 at the age of 19
Died of wounds
Wounded day before
Interred: Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles, Spec. Mem. 60
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost); Nicolson Institute WW1, middle panel
Last address in Lewis: 33 Gelir,
Son of Norman and Mary Macleod, of 33, Upper Bayble, Stornaway
Regiment or division: 2nd Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5982
Date of death: 3 November 1914 at the age of 19
Killed in action in France
Interred: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, grave III. A. 37
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost).
(Stornoway)
Last address in Lewis: 1 Guershader
Regiment or division: 7th Canadian Engineers
Service number: 796025
Date of death: 8 August 1918 at the age of 24
Died of wounds in France
Interred: Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy sur Somme, grave V. A. 22
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Last address in Lewis: 1 Holm,
Regiment or division: Highland Light Infantry
Date of death: 11 April 1917
Died of wounds
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Last address in Lewis: 2 Knock, Point,
Son of Malcolm Munro, of 2, Knock, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5797
Date of death: 12 November 1914 at the age of 19
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate), panel 38
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 3 Laxdale,
Son of Catherine Mackay, of 16, Laxdale, Stornoway, Scotland.
Service unit: 8th Coy Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Service number: 141095
Date of death: 13 November 1917 at the age of 26
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 32
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Last address in Lewis: 3 Lower Sandwick,
Son of the late William and Isabella MacLeod, of 3, Lower Sandwick, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/15208
Date of death: 26 August 1918 at the age of 31
Killed in action in Baku
Memorial: Baku
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson Institute WW1, middle panel
Last address in Lewis: 19 Melbost,
Son of Mrs Catherine MacKinnon, of 19, Melbost, Stornoway, Scotland.
Regiment or division: Canadian Infantry, 28th Saskatchewan Regiment
Service number: 74345
Date of death: 15 June 1916 at the age of 25
Killed in action
Memorial: Ypres, Menin Gate, Panel 18 - 26 - 28
Local memorial: Branahuie / Melbost
Last address in Lewis: 7 Newvalley,
Son of Margaret MacDonald, of 7, Newballey, Laxdale by Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Regiment or division: Royal Navy, HMS Pembroke
Service number: 11708/DA
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 40
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Joined the Australian Navy at the outbreak of war. Served as a signaller at the Dardanelles. Afterwards was sweeping mines on the coast of Nova Scotia. Was at Halifax at the time of the great explosion
Was never found
Memorial: Chatham Naval panel 32
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Alasdair Mac Ailein, Mhic Alasdair Mhic Neill
Last address in Lewis: 4 North Tolsta,
Son of Allan and Annie Murray, of 4, North Tolsta, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Neptunian
Service number: 18141DA
Date of death: 26 October 1918 at the age of 19
Ship sank after collision off Larne, Ireland
Memorial: Chatham Naval panel 31
Local memorial: North Tolsta
Last address in Lewis: 9 Portnaguran,
Son of William and Effie Campbell, of 9, Portnaguran, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Victory
Service number: 5551A
Date of death: 14 September 1918 at the age of 23
Died of pneumonia in Haslar Hospital
Interred: Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, grave E. 28. 27
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 5 Portvoller,
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Bulwark
Service number: 5055B
Date of death: 26 November 1914 at the age of 29
Ship sunk by internal explosion at Sheerness
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 8,
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 6 East Street, Sandwick
Son of Angus and Mary Macdonald of Sandwickhill
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 4 November 1917 at the age of 18
Drowned at sea
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, left panel
Last address in Lewis: 11 Sheshader,
Son of William and Ann McLeod Macdonald, of 11, Sheshader Point, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7192
Date of death: 23 April 1916 at the age of 21
Killed in action in France
In firing line from November 1914
Interred: Berles-au-Bois Churchyard extension, grave D. 1
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost); Nicolson Institute WW1, left panel
Last address in Lewis: 19 Shader, Point,
Son of Angus Maciver, of 19, Shader, Point; husband of Mary Macdonald Maciver, of 43, Lower Garrabost, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve
Service number: 1691C
Medal: DSM
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 42
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
On HMS Orama was involved in Falklands Battle and the destruction of the Dresden.
Fired distress flares from HMY Iolaire after it ran aground
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave B. 3. 27
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 3 Stenish,
Service unit: Y Guards TM Bty, Royal Field Artillery
Service number: 179588
Date of death: 13 May 1917
Died of fever in France
Interred: Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Last address in Lewis: 19 Swordale,
Regiment or division: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 7 January 1916 at the age of 42
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Memorial: Basra, Iraq, panel 37 and 64
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
Last address in Lewis: 12 Tong,
Son of Peter and Mary McLeod, of 12, Tong, Stornoway.
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7198
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 20
Killed in action
Memorial: Le Touret, panel 38 and 39
Local memorial: Back
Last address in Lewis: 5 Vatisker,
Son of Donald Maclean, of 5, Vatisker Back, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Garrison Artillery, 4th Mountain Bde
Service number: 4335
Date of death: 18 May 1915 at the age of 22
Died in Egypt
Interred: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
Local memorial: Back; Nicolson Institute WW1, middle panel