Today is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which heralded the beginning of the end of the Second World War.
Men from the Isle of Lewis were involved in those engagements, and two were lost in Normandy.
They gave their today for our tomorrow.
RIP.
Chief Petty Officer ALEXANDER MORRISON
Alec Mhurchie
Last address in Lewis: 8 North Tolsta
Husband of Mary Morrison, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Service: Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy), HM Rescue Tug Sesame
Service number: 1080031
Date of death: 11 June 1944 at the age of 41
Lost off Normandy on ship
Memorial: Liverpool Naval, Panel 22, Column 1
Local memorial: North Tolsta
View tribute here
Fusilier ALEXANDER ROBB
Last address in Lewis: 15 Cross Street, Coulregrein
Son of Flora Robb, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Service unit: 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers
Service number: 2824896
Date of death: 29 June 1944 at the age of 30
Lost in German counter attack at Manvieu
Interred: St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, grave III. D. 12
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
