Aird Tong

Private JOHN MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 6 Aird Tong
Son of John MacDonald
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7063
Date of death: 17 March 1915 at the age of 22
Died of wounds
Interred: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, grave I. E. 5.
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 6

Private SAMUEL MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 8 Aird Tong
Son of John and Mary Macdonald
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6933
Date of death: 12 March 1915 at the age of 23
Killed in action
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 38 and 39
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 6

Private DONALD MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 8 Aird Tong
Son of John and Mary Macdonald
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 317293
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 19
Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 38 and 39
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 6

Private NORMAN MACFARLANE
Last known address in Lewis: 9 Aird Tong
Son of Alexander and Mary MacFarlane.
Service unit: 8th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 438413
Date of death: 23 June 1917 at the age of 33
Died in Quebec
Interred: Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, grave Mil. 67.
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 6


ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 14 Aird Tong
Date of death: 19 November 1919


Seaman DONALD FINLAYSON
Last known address in Lewis: 19 Aird Tong
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Clan MacNaughton
Service number: 2289A
Date of death: 3 February 1915 at the age of 29
Drowned in sinking of ship
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 6

Private DUNCAN SMITH
Last known address in Lewis: 20 Aird Tong
Son of Angus and Annie Smith
Service unit: 8th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/17741
Date of death: 26 August 1917 at the age of 31
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 132 to 135 and 162A
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7


Seaman JOHN SMITH
Last known address in Lewis: 20 Aird Tong
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMD Star of Buchan
Service number: 4942/B
Date of death: 20 October 1915
Died at sea
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7


Sergeant ANGUS MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 21 Aird Tong
Son of George Macleod
Service unit: 7th Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Service number: 428099
Date of death: 20 April 1917 at the age of 27
Interred: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, grave II. I. 17.
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7


Private JOHN MACMILLAN
Last known address in Lewis: 21 Aird Tong
Son of Murdo and Margaret McMillan
Service unit: 5th Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5549
Date of death: 20 October 1918
Missing, reported dead
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 136 to 138
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7
Stornoway Gazette tribute


Private DONALD MACMILLAN
Last address in Lewis: 21 Aird Tong,
Son of Murdo and Margaret MacMillan
Service unit: 2nd Gordon Highlanders, G Coy
Service number: 3/5968
Date of death: 7 June 1915 at the age of 20
Went missing on 29 October 1915, since reported killed
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, panel 38
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7

Acting Leading Signalman JOHN MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 22 Aird Tong
Son of John MacIver; husband of Catherine MacIver
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, SS Highland Pride
Service number: 3072/C
Date of death: 9 April 1919 at the age of 36
Interred: Gress Cemetery
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7


Leading Seaman JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 25 Aird Tong,
Son of Peter MacLeod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Clan MacNaughton
Service number: 3092A
Date of death: 3 February 1915 at the age of 23
Drowned in sinking of ship
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7

Private ALLAN JOHN MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 29 Aird Tong
Son of Alexander and Annie McIver
Service unit: 3rd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/12964
Date of death: 11 December 1918 at the age of 21
Interred: Gress Cemetery
Village memorial: Back

Leading Seaman JOHN THOMSON
Last address in Lewis: 32 Aird Tong
Husband to Henrietta Thomson of Hillhead Cottage, Tong
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Isonzo
Service number: 2697B (Ch)
Date of death: 22 February 1917 at the age of 36
Drowned in the Mediterranean
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Village memorial: Back
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Back division, panel 7