Barvas / Barabhas

BARVAS PARK
Private JOHN MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 3 Barvas Park,
Son of Mr. D. Maciver, of 3, Park Barvas, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 6th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 315358
Date of death: 16 July 1917
Died of wounds
Interred: Dozinghem Military Cemetery
Memorial reference: I. G. 7.

LOWER BARVAS
Seaman RODERICK GRAHAM
Last address in Lewis: 3 Lower Barvas,
Son of Angus and Peggie Mackay Graham, of Barvas, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Pembroke
Service number: 1815/C
Date of death: 30 December 1918 at the age of 50
Died of influenza in Chatham
Interred: Barvas (St Mary) Old Churchyard

Private KENNETH MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 16 Lower Barvas,
Son of Ann McLean
Regiment or division: 28th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service number: 604
Date of death: 1 October 1916 at the age of 30
Interred: Ste Marie Cemetery, grave Div. 3. I. 2

Seaman MURDO MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 22 Lower Barvas,
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 1918
Died of influenza at home

Seaman NORMAN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 28 Lower Barvas,
Son of Norman and Ann Murray Macleod.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Invincible
Service number: 2338C
Date of death: 31 May 1916 at the age of 34
Lost in Battle of Jutland
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

Seaman NORMAN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 31 Lower Barvas,
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 1918
Killed in action in France

Private DONALD MORRISON
Last address in Lewis: 32 Lower Barvas,
Son of Colin and Flora Morrison, of 32, Lower Barvas, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 5th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 3/5221
Date of death: 12 October 1917 at the age of 34
Killed in action in France
Interred: Tyne Cot Memorial
Memorial reference: Panel 136 to 138

Gunner D J SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 34 Lower Barvas
Son of John and Annie Smith, of 34, Lower Barvas, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: Royal Marine Artillery
Service number: RMA/2585(S)
Date of death: 31 July 1919 at the age of 26
Interred: Barvas Cemetery

Sergeant ALLAN JOHN MORRISON
Last address in Lewis: 35 Lower Barvas,
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alick Morrison, of 35, Lower Barvas, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 6th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6973
Medal: DCM, awarded in March 1918 for conspicuous bravery in refusing to surrender his platoon to the enemy.
Date of death: 11 April 1918 at the age of 22
Killed in action
Wounded in 1915 and 1916
Interred: Ploegsteert Memorial
Memorial reference: Panel 9

Private NORMAN MATHESON
Last address in Lewis: 36 Lower Barvas,
Son of Donald and Christina Matheson, of 36, Lower Barvas, Stornoway, Lewis.
Regiment or division: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6708
Date of death: 19 December 1914 at the age of 32
Killed in action
Interred: Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Guinchy
Memorial reference: V. A. 4.

Private COLIN SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 43 Lower Barvas,
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Smith, of 43, Lower Barvas, Stornoway, Lewis, Scotland.
Regiment or division: 7th Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Service number: 446673
Date of death: 9 September 1916 at the age of 30
Killed in action in France
Interred: Vimy Memorial

Seaman FINLAY MACRITCHIE
Last address in Lewis: 46 Lower Barvas,
Son of John and Annie McRitchie, of 46, Lower Barvas, Stornoway, Ross-shire; husband of Catherine McRitchie, of 80, Greenfield St., Govan, Glasgow.
Regiment or division: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Invincible
Service number: 2512/B
Date of death: 31 May 1916
Memorial: Chatham Naval, panel 18
Lost in Battle of Jutland

Private NEIL MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 52 Lower Barvas,
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Murray, of 52, Lower Barvas, Stornoway, Scotland.
Regiment or division: 8th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment), Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Service number: 578
Date of death: 26 September 1916 at the age of 30
Killed in action in France
Interred: Vimy Memorial

Private ALEX MACDOUGALL HUNTER

Last address in Lewis: 54 Lower Barvas,
Regiment or division: 5th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service number: 13746
Date of death: 24 May 1915 at the age of 25
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Vimy

Private NORMAN MACDOUGALL
Last address in Lewis: 54 Lower Barvas,
Son of Mrs. Margaret McDougall, of 54, Lower Barvas, Stornoway, Scotland.
Regiment or division: 46th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service number: 43772
Date of death: 10 April 1918 at the age of 25
Interred: Roclincourt Military Cemetery, grave VI. B. 19
Killed in action in France

Sergeant FINLAY MACIVER

Son of the late Kenneth and Eliza Maciver. B.Sc. (Aberdeen).
Last address in Lewis: 54 Lower Barvas,
Regiment or division: 13th Yorkshire Regiment (formerly Army Veterinary Corps)
Service number: 33890
Date of death: 22 March 1918 at the age of 24
Killed in action in France
Interred: Arras Memorial
Memorial reference: Bay 5

UPPER BARVAS

Sergeant DONALD MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 1 Upper Barvas,
Regiment or division: Seaforth Highlanders
Medal: DCM
Date of death: 1917
Killed in action in France

Private WILLIAM MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 1 Upper Barvas,
Son of Donald and Catherine MacLeod, of 1, Upper Barvas, Stornoway.
Regiment or division: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5573
Date of death: 1 May 1915 at the age of 24
Died in POW camp in Germany
Interred: Southwestern Cemetery, Berlin
Memorial reference: XV. D. 4.

Private ANGUS PATTERSON

Last address in Lewis: 5 Upper Barvas,
Son of Kenneth and Chirsty Macdonald Paterson, of Mission House, Geshader, Miavaig, Lewis. Native of Upper Barvas.
Regiment or division: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 1149
Date of death: 15 September 1914 at the age of 18
Interred: Crouy-Vauxrot French National Cemetery, grave A. 9.
Killed in action in France