Armistice
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Isle of Lewis 1914 - 1919
PARISH OF UIG
including Great Bernera,
Carloway and Callanish
Faces of the War Memorial
Iolaire Memorial
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Last address in Lewis: 8 Aird Uig,
Regiment or division: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: S/9531
Date of death: 11 April 1917 at the age of 37
Killed in action in France
Interred: Arras Memorial, Bay 8 and 9
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Last address in Lewis: 14 Borrowston,
Son of Norman and Catherine McLeod, of 14, Borriston, Carloway, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HM Drifter Piscatorial II
Service number: 12250/DA
Date of death: 28 February 1917 at the age of 18
Ship sunk by mine
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26,
Local memorial: Carloway
Last address in Lewis: 3 Breasclete,
Son of George and Christina Macaulay, of 3, Breasclete, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Clan MacNaughton
Service number: 4971B
Date of death: 3 February 1915 at the age of 30
Drowned in sinking of ship Clan MacNaughton
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Local memorial: East Loch Roag, Callanish
Last address in Lewis: 1 Brenish,
Brother of Mrs D. Bethune, 18 Balfour Street, Leith, Scotland. Son of Murdo and Margaret Maclean.
Service unit: 2nd Battallion Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Service number: 12/3714
Date of death: 3 October 1916 at the age of 33
Killed in action
Interred: Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Last address in Lewis: 1 Callanish,
Brother of Angus Mackenzie, 1 Callanish
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 8867
Date of death: 9 February 1915 at the age of 31
Died of shrapnel wounds at Netley Hospital
Interred: Netley Military Cemetery, grave N. 326
Local memorial: East Loch Roag, Callanish
Last address in Lewis: 1 Carishader,
Son of William and Isabella MacNeill, of Carishader, Uig, Stornoway, Scotland.
Regiment or division: 2nd Field Company New Zealand Engineers
Service number: 12061
Date of death: 29 August 1918 at the age of 34
Killed in action in France
Interred: Grevillers British Cemetery, grave XI. D. 15.
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Last address in Lewis: 2 Carloway,
Regiment or division: Cameron Highlanders
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 19
Killed in action in La Bassee
Had been at front since October 1914
Last address in Lewis: 1 Crowlista,
Son of Donald and Catherine Nicolson, of Crowlista, Uig, Stornoway.
Service unit: 8th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/17825
Date of death: 8 August 1917 at the age of 26
Died in hospital in France
Interred: Etaples Military Cemetery, grave XXII. O. 18
Mentioned on family gravestone in Ardroil Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Last address in Lewis: 4 Dun Carloway,
Son of Angus and Annie Morrison, of 4, Doune Carloway, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 130
Date of death: 22 February 1917 at the age of 36
Killed in action in Kut
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Iraq, panel Panel 37 and 64
Local memorial: Carloway
"Calum Allaidh"
Last address in Lewis: 1 Crulivig
Son of Christina and Donald Macleod
Service unit: Cameron Highlanders
Date of death: 25 October 1915
Killed in action
Local memorial: Great Bernera, Breaclet
Last address in Lewis: 1 Earshader,
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Cove
Service number: 1620C
Date of death: 1 January 1919
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred at Bosta, Great Bernera, Lewis
Local memorial: Great Bernera
Last address in Lewis: 1 Enaclete,
Regiment or division: 5th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: S/10573
Date of death: 25 September 1915 at the age of 25
Killed in action in Loos
Memorial: Loos Memorial, Panel 119 to 124
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Last address in Lewis: 23 Garenin,
Son of Kenneth and Mary Maclean Macleod; husband of Annie Macleod, of 23, Garenin, Carloway, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Vindex
Service number: 2274D
Date of death: 22 September 1918 at the age of 43
Torpedoed at Dardanelles, died in hospital Ship
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 30
Local memorial: Carloway
Last address in Lewis: 4 Geshader,
Son of Murdo and Marion MacIver, of 4, Geshader, Uig, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Merchant Marine, SS Tagona
Date of death: 16 May 1918 at the age of 32
Died in torpedoing of ship in Bay of Biscay
Had previously been torpedoed in the Mediterranean
Interred: St Minver / St Minifrida Cemetery
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Tobson
Last address in Lewis: 13 Tobson, Great Bernera
Son of Malcolm and Margaret Bannerman Macdonald, of 106, Roslea Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow. Educated at Allen Glen School, where he was Head Master's Secretary during his last year.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Brisk
Service number: Clyde Z/8157
Date of death: 2 October 1917 at the age of 19
Died in accident in the Mediterranean
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 28
Local memorial: Great Bernera
Breaclet
Last address in Lewis: 5 Breaclet, Great Bernera
Son of Norman and Christy Macdonald, of 5, Breaclet, Bernera, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Laurentic
Service number: 3279/B
Date of death: 25 January 1917 at the age of 33
Drowned in HMS Laurentic
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Local memorial: Great Bernera
Croir
Last address in Lewis: Croir, Great Bernera
Son of Neil Mackenzie MacLeod and Annie Davidson Brown MacLeod, of 24, Barrington Drive, Glasgow. Born at Montreal, Canada.
Regiment or division: Cameron Highlanders / 9th Scottish Rifles
Service number: 43347
Date of death: 23 March 1918 at the age of 24
Killed in action in France
Interred: Pozieres Memorial, Panel 37 and 38
Local memorial: Great Bernera
Hacklet
"Domhnall an Sheorais"
Last address in Lewis: 4 Hacklet, Great Bernera
Son of John and Christina Macaulay, of 4, Hacklet, Bernera, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Max Pemberton
Service number: 2658/SD
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 21
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Bosta, Great Bernera
Local memorial: Great Bernera
Kirkibost
Last address in Lewis: 1 Kirkibost, Great Bernera
Regiment or division: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Killed in action at the age of 30
Wounded 4 times previously. Held Mons Star, posthumously awarded DCM from conspicuous bravery
Local memorial: Great Bernera
"Aonghas Thormoid Bhain"
Last address in Lewis: 3 Lundale,
Son of Norman and Catherine Macaulay
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6990
Date of death: 22 April 1916
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Iraq, Panel 37 and 64
Local memorial: Great Bernera
Last address in Lewis: 8 Mangersta,
Son of John and Annie Morrison, of Breanish, Stornoway; husband of Annie Maciver (formerly Morrison), of Crowlista, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Jason
Service number: 1448C
Date of death: 3 April 1917 at the age of 43
Ship sunk by U-boat
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Last address in Lewis: 5 Park Carloway,
Son of Donald Macleod
Service unit: Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 3/5398
Date of death: 12 October 1917 at the age of 23
Died of wounds
Interred: Tyne Cot Cemetery, grave L.II C.12
Local memorial: Carloway
Wounded 1914. Had been awarded Military Medal for bravery. Held Mons Star
Last address in Lewis: 24 Tolsta Chaolais,
Brother of K. Macleod, Esq., M.A., Rector, of Fortrose Academy, H. G. P. School, Fortrose, Ross-shire.
Regiment or division: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/3841
Date of death: 1 July 1916 at the age of 24
Killed in action in France
Interred: Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, grave I. H. 30.
Local memorial: Tolsta Chaolais
Last address in Lewis: 17 Uigen,
Son of Mr. M. MacLeod, of 17, Uigen Miavaig, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMML 502
Service number: 4435SD
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 22
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Valtos Burial Ground, in northeast part
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Last address in Lewis: 16 Valtos,
Son of Malcolm and Christina Mackay
Service unit: 2nd Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 8917
Date of death: 5 May 1915 at the age of 31
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 38 and 40
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry