I have devoted one or two entries on this blog to the Iolaire Disaster, in January 1919. I have now written a webpage, with a link to a list of names and pictures. There are about 256 names; 204 of those perished in the seas. Some were never recovered from the water; others washed up in the immediate area, around Holm, Sandwick, Stornoway, Arnish and Lochs. This episode in the island's history is little known, yet it's one of the worst peace time maritime disasters of the 20th century.
Lest we forget the Men of the Iolaire
I think what you have done to date is super and i hope all the islanders get to learn of it, are you in touch with the schools etc...could be an idea. Extraordinary story.
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