Thursday 1 November 2007

Armistice 2007 entries - 3

BRANAHUIE

Corporal HECTOR MACLEOD

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
Memorial reference: A. 575

BREASCLETE

Seaman KENNETH MACAULAY

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

BRENISH
Private KENNETH MACLEAN

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

BROKER

Deckhand ALEX JOHN MACLEOD

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

BRUE

Sergeant DONALD ALLAN FINLAYSON

Last address in Lewis: 6 Brue,
Son of Kenneth Finlayson, of 6, Brue Barvas, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5265
Date of death: 22 December 1914 at the age of 19
Killed in action in France
Joined army before age 16
Interred at Le Touret Memorial
Memorial reference: Panel 41 and 42

CALBOST

Seaman DUGALD KENNEDY
Last address in Lewis: 2 Calbost,
Son of Donald and Kate MacKay Kennedy, of 2, Calbost, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Clan MacNaughton
Service number: 5424A
Date of death: 3 February 1915 at the age of 17
Drowned in sinking of the Clan MacNaughton
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
Memorial reference: 14

CALLANISH

Private LOUIS MACKENZIE

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

CARISHADER

Lance Corporal MALCOLM MACNEILL

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.

CARLOWAY

Private DONALD MACIVER

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

3 comments:

  1. Do you know Guido...I look at the views of their homeplace which you have placed alongside the deceased men's photos and I wonder if that view entered their minds a lot while they were so far from home.  I can imagine that it did to a lot of them.

    Jeanie

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  2. Thanks for posting....so very interesting to see...and sad.....June

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  3. It gives me goose bumps to see the faces of the husbands,sons and brothers lost during WWI.  Thank you for making them real people and not just a statistic.  So many lost, so sad.   Linda in Washington state  

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