Saturday 8 February 2014

The Great War in Lewis - some figures

Late last year, I completed the bulk of the work on Lewismen lost in the Great War. Using the tag-function of the Blogger platform, I was able to gather the following statistics.

NAMES
Most common first names:
Donald: 242
John: 262
Murdo: 125
Angus: 100
Malcolm: 94

Most common second names:
Macleod: 265
Macdonald: 157
Mackenzie: 87
Morrison: 71
Maciver: 66

VILLAGES
(number of casualties per village)
Point
Aignish: 16
Aird: Point(13
Bayble: 56
Broker: 4
Flesherin: 7
Garrabost: 28
Knock: Point: 18
Portnaguran: 13
Portvoller: 11
Sheshader: 19
Shulishader: 9
Swordale: 12

Stornoway
Benside: 14
Branahuie: 3
Coulregrein: 6
Guershader: 2
Holm: 5
Laxdale: 3
Melbost: 4
Newvalley: 8
Sandwick: 15
Stenish: 7
Stornoway: 145

Back & Tolsta
Aird Tong: 14
Back: 30
Coll: 26
Gress: 1
North Tolsta: 52
Tong: 9
Vatisker: 13

Ness
Adabrock: 7
Aird Dell: 3
Cross: 8
Eorodale: 9
Eoropie: 9
Fivepenny: 13
Habost: 22
Knockaird: 7
Lionel: 17
North Dell: 6
Port of Ness(4
Skigersta: 6
South Dell: 23
Swainbost: 16

West Side
Arnol: 20
Ballantrushal: 15
Barvas: 20
Borve: 19
Bragar: 32
Brue: 12
Shader: 31
Shawbost: 39

Uig
Aird Uig: 3
Borrowston: 3
Breasclete: 21
Brenish: 7
Callanish: 19
Carishader: 2
Carloway: 38
Crowlista: 9
Enaclete: 1
Garenin: 11
Geshader: 2
Islivig: 2
Kinlochroag: 1
Kirivick: 9
Kneep: 4
Mangersta: 2
Tolsta Chaolais: 14
Uigen: 2
Valtos: 10

Great Bernera
Breaclet: 4
Croir: 2
Crulivig: 3
Earshader: 1
Kirkibost: 6
Lundale: 5
Hacklet: 3

Lochs
Achmore: 7
Arivruaich: 4
Balallan: 19
Calbost: 7
Caversta: 2
Cromore: 4
Crossbost: 13
Garyvard: 2
Gravir: 11
Grimshader: 3
Habost: 6
Keose: 2
Kershader: 5
Laxay: 8
Lemreway: 6
Leurbost: 30
Marvig: 4
Orinsay: 1
Ranish: 29

YEARS
1914: 77
1915: 227
1916: 230
1917: 251
1918: 215
1919: 217
1920: 11
1921: 2

Iolaire, 1 January 1919: 178 (Lewismen only)
Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916: 21
Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916: 33

Military units
Royal Naval Reserve: 435
Seaforth Highlanders: 309
Canadians: 139
Cameron Highlanders: 88
Gordon Highlanders: 78
Merchant Navy: 46

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