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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
Memorial reference: Bay 8 and 9
Last address in Lewis: 14 Borrowston,
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Piscatorial
Date of death: 28 February 1917 at the age of 18
Ship sunk by mine
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
Memorial reference: 14
Last address in Lewis: 1 Brenish,
Regiment or division: 2nd Battallion Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Servicenumber: 12/3714
Date of death: 3 October 1916 at the age of 33
Killed in action
Interred: Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial
Last address in Lewis: 1 Callanish,
Regiment or division: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 8867
Date of death: 9 February 1915
Died of shrapnel wounds at Netley Hospital
Interred: Netley Military Cemetery
Memorial reference: N. 326
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
Memorial reference: XI. D. 15.
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: 25 Crowlista,
Son of the late Donald Alexander Macleod and of Julia F. Macleod, of 22, Forest Rd. Edinburgh. Born at Glasgow. Alternative Commemoration - buried in Glasgow (Sighthill) Cemetery.
Regiment or division: Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment
Service number: 33545
Date of death: 24 May 1918 at the age of 23
Shellshocked in France in March 1918, died suddenly at Sunderland
Interred: Glasgow (Eastwood) Cemetery
Memorial reference: Spec. Memorial
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
Memorial reference: Panel 37 and 64
Last address in Lewis: 1 Crulivig
Regiment or division: Cameron Highlanders
Date of death: 25 October 1915
Killed in action
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
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
Memorial reference: Panel 119 to 124
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
Memorial reference: Panel 30
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
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
Memorial reference: 28
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
Memorial reference: 26
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
Memorial reference: Panel 37 and 38
Hacklet
Last address in Lewis: 4 Hacklet, Great Bernera
Son of John and Christina Macaulay, of 4, Hacklet, Bernera, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 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 at Bosta, Great Bernera
Kirkibost
Last address in Lewis: 1 Kirkibost, Great Bernera
Regiment or division: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: Mar 1918 at the age of 30
Killed in action
Wounded 4 times previously. Held Mons Star, posthumously awarded DCM from conspicuous bravery
Last address in Lewis: 3 Lundale,
Regiment or division: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6990
Date of death: 22 April 1916
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Memorial: Basra
Memorial reference: Panel 37 and 64
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
Memorial reference: 26
Last address in Lewis: 5 Park Carloway,
Regiment or division: Gordon Highlanders
Date of death: 13 October 1917 at the age of 23
Died of wounds
Wounded 1914. Had been awarded Military Medal for bravery. Held Mons Star
Last address in Lewis: 24 Tolsta Chaolais,
Of Tolsta Chaolais, Isle of Lewis. 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
Memorial reference: I. H. 30
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 at Valtos
Last address in Lewis: 16 Valtos,
Regiment or division: 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 reference: Panel 38 and 40