ANZAC Day 2011

Remembering those from Lewis who served with Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. Remembering all those from Australia and New Zealand who laid down their lives at Gallipoli and beyond. 

Sergeant MURDO MATHESON
Last address in Lewis: 3 Upper Shader,
Son of John and Mary Matheson
Service unit: 12th Australian Infantry
Service number: 465
Date of death: 6 April 1917 at the age of 26
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial,
Local memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Had previously been seriously wounded at Gallipoli

Private ALEX DONALD MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 20 Church Street, Stornoway
Son of Neil and Mary Murray
Service unit: 24th Battallion Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces
Service number: 6853/A
Date of death: 1 September 1918 at the age of 25
Killed in action by shrapnel
Interred: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, grave VIII. B. 54
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, right panel

Carpenter ALEX DONALD NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 14 Plantation Road, Stornoway
Service unit: Australian Royal Navy
Date of death: 25 May 1915 at the age of 30
Died in Melbourne
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, right panel

Gunner HUGH MURRAY MAIR
Last address in Lewis: 2 Shell Street, Stornoway
Son of James Mair and his wife Margaret Murray
Service unit: 12th Australian Field Artillery
Service number: 255 A
Date of death: 9 May 1917 at the age of 25
Killed in France
Memorial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial,
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Crewed the first boat to land at Suvla Bay, and the last boat to evacuate Gallipoli
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, right panel

Private JOSEPH JAMES MAIR
Last address in Lewis: 2 Shell Street, Stornoway
Son of James Mair and his wife Margaret Murray
Service unit: Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train
Service number: 404
Date of death: 28 February 1919 at the age of 32
Died in Melbourne, after being discharged due to non-service related injury in 1917.
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, right panel

Private NORMAN MACKINNON

Last address in Lewis: 15 Ranish,
Son of Kenneth and Annie Mackinnon
Service unit: 9th Battalion Australian Infantry
Service number: 2855
Date of death: 25 March 1918 at the age of 30
Killed in action in France
Interred: Borre British Cemetery, grave II. B. 2
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Private WILLIAM NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 21 Ranish,
Son of Roderick and Annie Nicolson
Service unit: 49th Australian Infantry
Service number: 2868
Date of death: 3 September 1916 at the age of 23
Killed in action
Interred: Contay British Cemetery, grave I. A. 26
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Sergeant ALEX MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 14 Laxay,
Son of Malcolm and Mary Ann MacKenzie
Service unit: 13th Australian Infantry
Service number: 3855
Date of death: 18 April 1917 at the age of 35
Was taken POW and died of wounds in Germany
Interred: Hamburg Cemetery, grave III. G. 5.
Local memorial: Kinloch, Laxay

Lance Corporal GEORGE MACAULAY
Last address in Lewis: 7 Crossbost,
Service unit: 25th Australian Imperial Forces
Service number: 1967
Date of death: 29 July 1916 at the age of 36
Killed in action in France
Interred: Serre Road Cemetery no 2, Beaumont Hamel, Plot XIII, row M, grave 12
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Private DONALD MARTIN
Last address in Lewis: 59 Back,
Son of Allan and Christina Martin
Service unit: 26th Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Service number: 375
Date of death: 29 July 1916 at the age of 28
Killed in action
Memorial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial,
Mentioned on family gravestone in Gress Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: Back

Lance Corporal ANGUS MACIVER
Aonghas, Mac Aoinghais Mhic Ruairidh Mhic Mhurchaidh Oig
Last address in Lewis: 25 North Tolsta,
Son of Angus and Isabella Maciver
Service unit: New Zealanders
Service number: 8/2077
Date of death: 12 August 1916 at the age of 36
Interred: Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, block 30, plot 100
Local memorial: North Tolsta
Served in Gallipoli. Invalided to New Zealand and died there.

Private JOHN MACGREGOR
Last address in Lewis: 12A Tolsta Chaolais
Son of Malcolm and Chirsty (Christina) Macgregor.
Service unit: Canterbury Infantry Battalion (N.Z.E.F)
Service number: 6/92
Date of death: 11 July 1920 at the age of 40
Died of war wounds at the Metropolitan Private Hotel
Interred: Christchurch (Sydenham) Cemetery, New Zealand. Grave: Block J2. Lot 53.

Private KENNETH MACLEAN
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

Private MURDO MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 8 Portnaguran,
Service unit: New Zealand Training Unit
Service number: 28285
Date of death: 15 November 1916 at the age of 30
Died of asphyxiation
Interred: Wellington (Karori) Cemetery, grave I. 24. (S).
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)