Village memorial: Swainbost

FIRST WORLD WAR

Private JAMES MACRITCHIE
Last address in Lewis: 5 Swainbost
Son of Mr. M. Macritchie, of 49, Swambosh, Ness, Stornoway.
1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 31 May 1915
Age of death: 18

Lance-Corporal ANGUS MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 8 Swainbost
Son of Donald and Catherine McIver Murray, of 8, Swainbost, Ness, Stornoway.
2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 21 May 1915
Age of death: 18

Seaman DONALD MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 13 Swainbost
Son of John and Mary MacDonald, of 13, Swainbost, Ness, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, SS Mandala
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 27

Seaman MURDO MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 13 Swainbost
Son of John and Mary MacDonald, of 13, Swainbost, Ness, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMD Aspire
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 21

Seaman MALCOLM THOMSON
Last address in Lewis: 14 Swainbost
Son of John and Christina McLean Thomson, of 14, Swainbost, Ness, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Redoubtable
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 27

Seaman ALLAN THOMPSON
Last address in Lewis: 15 Swainbost
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Pembroke
Date of death: 26 October 1914
Age of death: 45

Private MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 19 Swainbost
1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 12 July 1917

Seaman JOHN MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 21 Swainbost
Son of Donald and Flora Murray, of 21, Swanibost, Ness, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT St Leonard
Date of death: 7 January 1920
Age of death: 19

Private MURDO MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 24 Swainbost
Son of Donald and Annie MacRitchie Maclean, of 24, Swainbost, Ness, Barvas, Lewis.
Tank Corps
Date of death: 22 March 1919
Age of death: 20

Sergeant JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 28 Swainbost
2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 28 March 1918

Seaman MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 28 Swainbost
Son of Murdo and Chirsty MacLeod, of 28, Swainbost Ness, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Navy Voluntary Reserve, HMS Maidstone
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 20

Seaman DONALD MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 31 Swainbost
Son of Angus Murray, 31 Swainbost
Mercantile Marine, SS Saint Jerome
Date of death: 31 December 1917
Age of death: 26

Sergeant KENNETH CAMPBELL
Last address in Lewis: 35 Swainbost
Son of Norman and Mary Campbell, of 35, Swambost, Ness, Stornoway.
8th Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 12 October 1916
Age of death: 23

Seaman MURDO MACRITCHIE
Last address in Lewis: 37 Swainbost
Son of Murdo and Annie MacKenzie MacRitchie, of 37, Swainbost, Ness, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Bulwark
Date of death: 26 November 1914
Age of death: 37

Seaman ANGUS MACRITCHIE
Last address in Lewis: 38 Swainbost
Son of Donald and Henrietta McKenzie McRitchie, of 38, Swainbost, Ness, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Hero
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 20

Seaman JOHN MACRITCHIE
Last address in Lewis: 42 Swainbost
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Fisgard II
Date of death: 19 September 1914
Age of death: 22

SECOND WORLD WAR

Private MALCOLM MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 14 Swainbost
Son of John and Isabella Murray; husband of Agnes Murray, of Swainbost.
3rd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 26 July 1943
Age at death: 46

Seaman ALEXANDER GRAHAM
Last address in Lewis: 19 Swainbost
Son of John and Margaret Graham; husband of Annie Graham, of Partick, Glasgow.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 23 May 1941
Age at death: 35

Seaman MALCOLM MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 20 Swainbost
Son of John and Catherine Murray, of Ness, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 9 March 1940
Age at death: 20

Seaman MALCOLM MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 21 Swainbost
Son of Donald and Flora Murray; husband of Margaret Murray, of Glasgow.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 24 January 1941
Age at death: 26

Able Seaman MALCOLM MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 36 Swainbost
Merchant Navy
Date of death: 13 August 1942
Age at death: 52

Leading Seaman MURDO MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 48 Swainbost
Son of Colin McLeod and of Catherine McLeod (nee Morrison), of Swainbost Ness; husband of Mary McLeod (nee Smith), of Lochs.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 25 October 1943
Age at death: 28