Additions to listings

Further research has unearthed about a dozen names of men lost in WW1 who had connections to Lewis, but not listed as such. The determining factor is whether they were born there, or their parents came from the island, or mentioned on a local memorial.



Serjeant WALTER ARMSTRONG BRUCE

Last address in Lewis: Knockiandue Schoolhouse, Keose

Son of William and Agnes E (nee Armstrong)

Born at Langwell, Caithness

Service unit: 5th Black Watch

Service number: 2063

Enlisted at Montrose

Date of birth: 11 March 1889

Date of death: 19 June 1915

Killed in action

Interred: Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, grave D. 40.

Local memorial: Kinloch, Laxay



Lance Corporal HECTOR MACKENZIE

Last address in Lewis: 34 Point Street, Stornoway

Son of Simon and Wilhelmina Mckenzie of "Glentin", Derby St, Kogarah, NSW, Australia. Born in Stornoway

Service unit: 1st Australian Infantry

Service number: 341

Date of death: 10 May 1915 at the age of 30

Killed in action at Gallipoli

Memorial: Lone Pine memorial, panel 13



Private ANGUS MACKAY

Last address in Lewis: 7 Calbost

Son of Kenneth and Ann Mackay (nee Maclean),

Husband of Jessie Mackay of Inver Inn, Fearn, Ross-shire

Service unit: 12th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Service number: S/16380

Date of death: 9 August 1918 at the age of 35

Interred: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery,  grave 1126



Private MALCOLM MACDONALD

Last address in Lewis: 18 Laxay

Son of John and Catherine Macdonald

Service unit: 16th Canadian Infantry

Service number: 21742

Date of birth: 14 August 1882

Date of death: 9 July 1921 at the age of 38

Interred: Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, grave Mil. 337



Sapper ALEXANDER MORRISON

Last address in Lewis: 35 Eoropie

Son of John and Anne Morrison

Husband of Minnie Gertrude Morrison of 55A Upcerne Road, Chelsea, London

Service unit: 2 Coy, Royal Engineers

Service number: 327066

Date of death: 22 February 1919 at the age of 46

Interred: Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, Screen Wall B. 20. 371. 



Private MURDO MACLEOD

Last address in Lewis: 29 Laxay

Son of Malcolm and Mary (nee Morrison) of Laxay

Service unit:  Cameron Highlanders

Service number: 29466 transferred to 375320 Labour Corps

Date of birth: 2 July 1889

Date of death: 10 March 1921 at the age of 32

Interred: Inverness (Tomnahurich) Cemetery, grave 6.3.4. 



Deckhand NORMAN MACLEOD

Last address in Lewis: 22 Ranish,

Son of Alexander and Catherine Macleod

Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, Armed Fishing Vessel Egret

Service number: 14988DA

Date of death: 1 June 1918 at the age of 20

Ship sunk by U-boat near Humber LV

Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 30

Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

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