Village memorial: Back

FIRST WORLD WAR

Private DONALD MACKAY
Last address in Lewis: 3 Back
2nd Gordon Highlanders
Date of death: 8 January 1915

Private DONALD (jnr) MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 6 Back
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. John McLean, of 6, Back, Stornoway.
B Coy, 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 9 May 1915
Age of death: 21

Seaman DONALD MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 11 Back
Son of Murdo and Catherine McDonald, of 11, Back, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMD Santora
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 19

Leading Seaman JOHN (jnr) MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 17 Back
Royal Naval Reserve, SS Talus
Date of death: 14 June 1919

Seaman MURDO MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 32 Back
Son of Murdo and Maggie MacLeod, of 32, Back, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Zaria
Date of death: 14 November 1918
Age of death: 21

Private ANGUS MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 36 Back
Son of Angus and Christina MacDonald Mackenzie, of 36, Back, Stornoway.
1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 7 January 1916
Age of death: 21

Seaman MURDO NORMAN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 39 Back
Son of Norman and Murdina McLeod, of 39, Back, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Scarron
Date of death: 7 July 1918
Age of death: 20

Private DONALD MUNRO
Last address in Lewis: 40 Back
Canadians
Date of death: 16 June 1918

Private DONALD MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 50 Back
4th Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 9 May 1915

Private A FERGUSON
Last address in Lewis: 53 Back
Royal Garrison Artillery, Canadians
Date of death: 30 March 1905

Private DONALD MARTIN
Last address in Lewis: 59 Back
Son of Allan and Christina Martin, of 59, Back, Lewis, Scotland.
26th Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Date of death: 29 July 1916
Age of death: 28

Private MURDO MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 65 Back
Son of Duncan and Annie McLeod, 65 Back, Stornoway.
2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 1 July 1916
Age of death: 21

Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: Catherine Hill, Back
Son of Murdo Macleod, Catherine Hill, Back
Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps
Date of death: 19 July 1917
Age of death: 24

Private NORMAN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: Catherine Hill, Back
Son of John Macleod
43rd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Date of death: 26 October 1917
Age of death: 41

Private KENNETH MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: Catherine Hill, Back
Son of Allan Murray
4th Gordon Highlanders
Date of death: 1 October 1918
Age of death: 26

Private ALEX MACASKILL
Last address in Lewis: Lighthill Back
Son of Murdo and Annie MacAskill, of Light Hill, Valisker Back, Stornoway.
1st Gordon Highlanders
Date of death: 7 May 1915
Age of death: 19

Seaman JOHN MACASKILL
Last address in Lewis: Lighthill Back
Son of Murdo MacAskill, of Light Hill, Vatisker, Back, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Redoubtable
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 27

Seaman WILLIAM JOHN (ROBERT) MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: Well Cottage, Lighthill Back
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Pactolus
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 21

SECOND WORLD WAR

Seaman ALEXANDER MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 9 Back
Son of Alexander and Kate Murray, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Navy
Date of death: 31 January 1942
Age at death: 20

Seaman RODERICK MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 9 Back
New Zealand Merchant Navy
Date of death: 1 March 1942

Seaman ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 20 Back
Son of William and Christina McLeod, of Back.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 13 September 1941

Seaman MALCOLM MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 47 Back
Son of John and Christina MacIver, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve, Patrol Service
Date of death: 7 January 1944

Seaman ANGUS BEATON
Last address in Lewis: 51 Back
Royal Navy
Date of death: 25 March 1940

ALEXANDER MACKAY
Last address in Lewis: 53 Back
Son of Kenneth and Henrietta MacKay, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve, Patrol Service
Date of death: 25 May 1940
Age at death: 31

Leading Seaman MURDO MACKAY
Last address in Lewis: 53 Back
Son of Kenneth and Henrietta MacKay, of Back, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 23 November 1939
Age at death: 33

Chief Engineer ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 60 Back
Son of John and Annie MacLeod; husband of Isabella MacLeod, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Merchant Navy
Date of death: 15 September 1941
Age at death: 41

Seaman ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: Back
Son of William and Johanna Macleod, of Back
Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service),
Date of death: 20 February 1940
Age at death: 28