Village memorial: Ranish

FIRST WORLD WAR

Seaman FINLAY MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 3 Ranish
Son of Angus and Mary McDonald, of 3, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Balfour
Date of death: 28 November 1917
Age of death: 19

Seaman KENNETH JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 7B Ranish
Son of Colin and Catherine McLeod, of 7, Ranish, Lochs, Stornoway.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Carmania
Date of death: 14 September 1914
Age of death: 19

Private MURDO MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 7 Ranish
Son of Duncan J. and Betsv MacLeod, of 7, Ranich Lochs, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
B Coy, 43rd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Date of death: 7 June 1916
Age of death: 30

Private JOHN M MACKINNON
Last address in Lewis: 8B Ranish
Son of Mrs. Christy MacKinnon, of 8, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway.
1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 22 February 1917
Age of death: 21

Private MURDO MACKINNON
Last address in Lewis: 8 Ranish
Son of Murdo McKinnon, of 8, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway, Scotland.
52nd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Date of death: 19 May 1916
Age of death: 25

Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 11 Ranish
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John McLeod, of 11, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway.
1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 25 April 1916
Age of death: 19

Private JOHN MACKINNON
Last address in Lewis: 13 Ranish
6th Cameron Highlanders
Date of death: 14 September 1918
Age of death: 19

Private FINLAY NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 13 Ranish
Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 22 December 1914
Age of death: 19

Private JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 14 Ranish
Son of Murdo and Mary Macleod, of 14, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway.
1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 13 January 1916
Age of death: 20

Seaman COLIN MACKINNON
Last address in Lewis: 15 Ranish
Son of Kenneth and Ann McKinnon, of 15 Ranish, Lochs, Stornoway, Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Carlton
Date of death: 21 February 1916
Age of death: 23

Private NORMAN MACKINNON
Last address in Lewis: 15 Ranish
Son of Kenneth and Annie Mackinnon, of Ranish, Lewis, Scotland.
9th Battalion Australian Infantry
Date of death: 25 March 1918
Age of death: 30

Leading Seaman JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 19 Ranish
Son of the late Malcolm McLeod, of 19, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway, Ross-shire; husband of Christy Smith McLeod.
Royal Naval Reserve, SS Kut Sang
Date of death: 29 April 1918
Age of death: 43

Seaman DONALD NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 20 Ranish
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nicolson, of 20, Ranish, Lochs, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, SS Portloe
Date of death: 20 April 1917
Age of death: 30

Seaman MALCOLM NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 20 Ranish
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nicolson, of 20, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Magpie
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)

Seaman ALEX ANGUS MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 21 Ranish
Husband of Marion MacLeod, of 21, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Imperieuse
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 44

Private DONALD NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 21 Ranish
Son of Roderick and Annie Mackinnon Nicolson, of 21, Ranish Lochs, Stornoway.
C Coy, 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 7 January 1916
Age of death: 20

Private WILLIAM NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 21 Ranish
Son of Roderick and Annie Nicolson, of 21, Racrinish, Lewis, Scotland.
49th Australian Infantry
Date of death: 3 September 1916
Age of death: 23

Deckhand NORMAN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 22 Ranish
Son of Alexander and Catherine Macleod, of 22, Raerinish, Lochs, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, Armed Fishing Vessel Egret
Date of death: 1 June 1918
Age of death: 20

Leading Seaman DONALD MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 23B Ranish
Son of John and Margaret McSweyn MacDonald.
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Dreel Castle
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 28

Private DONALD MACKINNON
Last address in Lewis: 23C Ranish
Lovat Scouts
Date of death:

Seaman JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 31 Ranish
Son of William and Catherine MacLeod; husband of Maggie MacLean MacLeod, of 31, Ranish, Lochs, Stornoway.
Mercantile Marine Reserve, HMD Cornrig
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)
Age of death: 39

Leading Boatman JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 33 Ranish
Coastguard, North Berwick
Date of death: 24 September 1914
Age of death: 40

ALEX MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 35 Ranish
Cameron Highlanders
Date of death: 1917

Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 39B Ranish
Son of Catherine MacLeod, of 39, Ranish, Lochs, Stornoway, Lewis.
1st Gordon Highlanders
Date of death: 2 March 1916
Age of death: 18

Seaman DONALD MACAULAY
Last address in Lewis: 41 Ranish
Son of Malcolm Macaulay
Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Gunner
Date of death: 1 January 1919 (Iolaire)

Corporal ANGUS MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 43 Ranish
Son of Leod Macleod
2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 25 April 1915
Age of death: 25

Leading Seaman / Gunner MURDO MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 45 Ranish
Date of death:

Seaman FINLAY MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 46 Ranish
Son of Roderick and Dolina Macleod, of 46, Ranish, Lochs, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Royal Naval Reserve, PT Bega
Date of death: 18 June 1917
Age of death: 20

SECOND WORLD WAR

Seaman DONALD MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 4 Ranish
Son of Malcolm and Catherine MacDonald; husband of Marion MacDonald, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 12 February 1940
Age at death: 35

Able Seaman JOHN MONTGOMERY
Last address in Lewis: 10 Ranish
Son of Mrs. P. Montgomery, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Merchant Navy
Date of death: 13 May 1941
Age at death: 32

Seaman JOHN MONTGOMERY
Last address in Lewis: 16 Ranish
Son of Roderick and Maggie Montgomery; husband of Christina Montgomery, of Lochs.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 14 October 1939
Age at death: 35

MURDO MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 40 Ranish
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 22 May 1940

Seaman KENNETH MACKINNON
Last address in Lewis: 8A Ranish
Husband of M. McKinnon, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 17 December 1940
Age at death: 38