Monday, 2 April 2012

Village memorial: North Shawbost

FIRST WORLD WAR

Private NORMAN MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 1 North Shawbost
Son of Mr. J. McDonald, of 1, North Shawbost, Stornoway, Scotland.
54th Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Date of death: 19 November 1916
Age of death: 29

Corporal EVANDER MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 9 North Shawbost
52nd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Date of death: 9 July 1916
Age of death: 21

Gunner KENNETH MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 9 North Shawbost
Son of John and Isabella Maciver, of Carnan House, Shawbost, Stornoway. Born at Lochcarron, Ross-shire.
1st/4th (Highland) Mountain Bde, Royal Garrison Artillery
Date of death: 18 September 1916
Age of death: 25

Seaman DONALD NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 10 North Shawbost
Son of Kenneth and Peggy, husband to Catherine
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Calera
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 50

Private JOHN MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 11 North Shawbost
Son of the late William and Catherine Maclean Macdonald.
8th Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 27 August 1917
Age of death: 22

Private JOHN ANGUS GILLIES
Last address in Lewis: 19 North Shawbost
Son of Kenneth Gillies, of 19, North Shawbost, Stornoway.
2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 3 May 1915
Age of death: 19

Seaman MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 29 North Shawbost
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)

Seaman NORMAN MORRISON
Last address in Lewis: 31 North Shawbost
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Dirk
Date of death: 28 May 1918
Age of death: 30

Private KENNETH MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 32 North Shawbost
177th Bde Royal Field Artillery
Date of death: 21 March 1918

Deckhand MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 32 North Shawbost
Son of Murdo and Catherine MacLean MacLeod, of 32, North Shawbost, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Sabreur
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 18

Private RODERICK MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 37 North Shawbost
1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 11 March 1915

Seaman DONALD MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 38 North Shawbost
Son of Peter Angus MacLeod and Christina MacLeod, of 38, North Shawbost, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMD Beatrice
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 20

Private NEIL DONALD MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 45 North Shawbost
6th Cameron Highlanders
Date of death: 8 October 1916
Age of death: 19

Seaman JOHN MACPHAIL
Last address in Lewis: 54 North Shawbost
Royal Naval Reserve,
Date of death: 1 January 1916
Age of death: 28

Seaman MURDO MACKAY
Last address in Lewis: 55 North Shawbost
Son of Donald and Ann MacKay, of 55, North Shawbost, Stornoway; husband of Catherine MacKay, of 55, North Shawbost, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Division, HMS Otway
Date of death: 23 July 1917
Age of death: 42

Leading Boatman JOHN MACAULAY
Last address in Lewis: 56 North Shawbost
Husband of Elizabeth Macaulay, of Dunnet, Thurso, Caithness.
Coastguard, Butt of Lewis Signal Station
Date of death: 27 January 1919
Age of death: 37

Sergeant WILLIAM SINCLAIR ROSS
Last address in Lewis: School House Shawbost
Son of William T. Ross, F.E.I.S., and Catherine Banks Ross, of Scarp Schoolhouse, Harris, Inverness-shire. Born at Shawbost, Lewis, Ross-shire.
B Coy, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 9 June 1915
Age of death: 33

SECOND WORLD WAR

Captain DONALD GILLIES
Last address in Lewis: 21 North Shawbost
Son of Norman and Annie Gillies; husband of Mary Gillies, of Shawbost, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Merchant Navy
Date of death: 10 September 1940
Age at death: 39

Seaman DONALD SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 25 North Shawbost
Son of Malcolm and Catherine Smith, of Shawbost, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 8 July 1940
Age at death: 25

Leading Seaman NORMAN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 28 North Shawbost
Son of Angus and Christina Macleod, of Stornaway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 2 June 1943
Age at death: 33

Seaman ANGUS MITCHELL
Last address in Lewis: 42 North Shawbost
Son of George Mitchell and of Christina Mitchell (nee Smith), of Shawbost, Isle of Lewis; husband of Christina Mitchell, of North Shawbost.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 18 July 1940
Age at death: 30

1 comment:

  1. My grand uncle, Norman Morrison was 24 when he died http://pentlandroad.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/village-memorial-north-shawbost.html

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