Borve / Buirgh

Private JOHN MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 3A Borve
Son of Donald and Kirsty Macdonald (nee Matheson)
Service unit: 1st Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 5365
Date of death: 25 September 1915 at the age of 22
Killed in action at Loos
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1
Had previously been wounded and only returned to the trenches about a month before he was killed

Private JOHN MORRISON
Last known address in Lewis: 4 Borve
Son of Murdo and Catherine Graham Morrison
Service unit: Seaforth Highlanders / Labour Corps
Service number: 7163
Date of death: 27 February 1919 at the age of 25
Died of influenza in Inverness
Interred: Galson Old Churchyard
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 2
Transferred to 528615

Private MURDO MORRISON
Last known address in Lewis: 6 Borve
Son of Angus and Mary Morrison
Service unit: 6th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 267468
Date of death: 12 May 1917 at the age of 38
Killed in action
Memorial: Arras Memorial, Bay 8


Malcolm is the man on the left in this picture (c) Morrison family
Private MALCOLM MORRISON
Last known address in Lewis: 10 Borve
Son of Angus and Effie Morrison
Service unit: 1st Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 3/5254
Date of death: 28 April 1916 at the age of 21
Died of wounds
Interred: Bethune Town Cemetery, grave III. H. 48
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 2


Image (c) Morrison family
Private MURDO MORRISON
Last known address in Lewis: 10 Borve
Son of Angus and Effie Morrison
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6579
Date of death: 17 May 1915 at the age of 23
Died of wounds
Interred: Bailleul Communal Cemetery, extension (Nord), grave I. A. 53.
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 2
Crossed to France 25 August 1914

Seaman MURDO MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 15 Borve
Son of Murdo and Mary Ann Macdonald
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Pembroke
Service number: 9534/A
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 18
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 32
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1


Seaman PETER MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Borve
Son of William and Annie Mackenzie; husband of Margaret Mackenzie, of Elm Bank, Lochcarron, Ross-shire.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Alert
Service number: 2586B(Ch)
Date of death: 30 September 1916 at the age of 37
Drowned in the Tigris
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Panel 60
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1


Lance-Corporal WILLIAM MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Borve
Son of Malcolm and Bella Macdonald McKenzie
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 7283
Date of death: 9 June 1915 at the age of 19
Killed in action at Ypres
Interred: Bard Cottage Cemetery, grave VI. C. 13
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve and Nicolson Institute WW1, middle panel
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1

Private DONALD SMITH
Last known address in Lewis: 24 Borve
Son of Angus and Catherine MacDonald Smith
Service unit: 43rd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 153626
Date of death: 4 June 1916 at the age of 24
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 2


Private MURDO SMITH
Last known address in Lewis: 24 Borve
Son of Angus and Catherine Smith
Service unit: 1st Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 3/5290
Date of death: 25 September 1915 at the age of 21
Killed in action
Memorial: Loos Memorial, panel 119 to 124
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 3

Private RODERICK NICOLSON
Last known address in Lewis: 25 Borve
Son of Donald and Mary Nicolson
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7285
Date of death: 6 October 1917 at the age of 20
Interred: Dozinghem Military Cemetery, grave VIII. I. 17.
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 2
Had been previously wounded
Stornoway Gazette tribute


Private WILLIAM GRAHAM
Last known address in Lewis: 29 Borve
Son of Roderick and Gormillia Graham
Service unit: 2nd Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/6024
Date of death: 19 October 1914 at the age of 23
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 39 to 41
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1
First man from Borve to be killed


Private DONALD GRAHAM
Last known address in Lewis: 30 Borve
Son of Duncan and Mary Graham
Service unit: 2nd Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5591
Date of death: 29 October 1914 at the age of 21
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 38
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1


Private RODERICK GRAHAM
Last known address in Lewis: 30 Borve
Son of Duncan and Mary Graham
Service unit: 8th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7352
Date of death: 20 August 1917 at the age of 21
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 132 to 135 and 162A
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1
Stornoway Gazette tribute

Leading Seaman JOHN GRAHAM
Last known address in Lewis: 36 Borve
Son of Annie and Malcolm Graham, husband of Annie Maciver
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 27 July 1917 at the age of 45
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 1
Was invalided home and died there

Seaman DONALD MORRISON
Last known address in Lewis: 41 Borve
Son of Angus and Marion Morrison; husband of Peggie Morrison. Had 6 children
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Clan MacNaughton
Service number: 2395D
Date of death: 3 February 1915 at the age of 46
Drowned in sinking of ship
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 2


Private MALCOLM MACIVER
Last known address in Lewis: 48 Borve
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7153
Date of death: 11 April 1917 at the age of 20
Killed in action in France
Interred: Brown's Copse cemetery, Roeux, grave III. E. 12
Village memorial: North Lewis, Borve
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Barvas, North division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute

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