Centenary of Sacrifice

One hundred years after the day on which they fell, Centenary of Sacrifice will publish the names of those from the Western Isles, from the Butt of Lewis to Vatersay, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of King and Country during the First World War. The project will run by means of scheduled blogposts, and will continue until 1 January 2019, the centenary of the Iolaire Disaster.

Remember, remember, the 11th of November

Armistice Day is nearly upon us, and I feel it is appropriate to post a reminder of my links that commemorate the Fallen from the Outer Hebrides in both World Wars.

Centenary of Sacrifice is an on-going project, which will post the names of all the Fallen from these islands on the date, 100 years later, on which they died.

Isle of Lewis

Faces from the Lewis War Memorial
A listing of the casualties from Lewis from WW1.

Lewismen lost in the Great War
A listing of the casualties from Lewis from WW1, including all available information (e.g. images of war graves, transcript of Stornoway Gazette tributes etc).

Roll of Honour, Isle of Lewis 1914-1919
A transcript of Loyal Lewis, Roll of Honour, listing all from the island who served during WW1

Tributes for the War Memorial
A transcript of tributes from the Stornoway Gazette to WW1 casualties from Lewis

Tributes for the War Memorial (WW2)
A transcript of tributes from the Stornoway Gazette to WW2 casualties from Lewis

John Macaulay RNR and SS Kenmare
The story of one WW1 casualty, the ship on which he died and the U-boat that launched the fatal torpedo

Lewismen in Australian service
A listing of those WW1 casualties who served with the Australian forces

Lewismen in Canadian service
A listing of those WW1 casualties from Lewis who served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Lewismen from the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
A listing of WW1 casualties from the 2nd battalion Seaforth Highlanders , accompanied by transcripts from the battalion war diary for the day on which they died.

Iolaire Disaster 1919
Listing of all casualties who died in the sinking of HMY Iolaire on New Year's Day 1919

HMS Timbertown
About the internment camp at Groningen, Holland, where 105 Lewismen were interned during WW1

World War II tribute for Lewis
A listing of WW2 casualties from Lewis

Wargraves in Lewis
Photographs of all CWGC and private wargraves in Lewis and information on the casualties

War memorials in Lewis
Photographs of all war memorials in Lewis with transcripts.

Southern Isles
Outer Hebrides losses in the Great War
A listing of military and personal details of the WW1 casualties from Harris, Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, South Uist, Eriskay and Barra

Berneray to Vatersay tribute
A listing of the WW1 and WW2 casualties from Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, South Uist, Eriskay and Barra

Harris War Memorial
A listing of the casualties from Harris from WW1 and WW2.

Western Isles wargraves
A listing of all wargraves in the Western Isles, listed by cemetery

Western Isles war memorials
A listing of all war memorials in the Western Isle

Other
Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery
A listing of photographs of wargraves and military information of  the casualties, interred at the Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery in Orkney