Upper Bayble / Pabail Uarach

Seaman ANGUS GRAHAM
Last known address in Lewis: 1 Upper Bayble
Son of Mary Graham
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 4 January 1916 at the age of 18
Was discharged home and died there.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
Illegitimate son

Private EVANDER MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 1 Upper Bayble
Son of Malcolm Macdonald and Ann Mackenzie
Service unit: 6th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Service number: S/24568
Date of death: 24 October 1918 at the age of 26
Killed in action
Interred: Cambrai East Military Cemetery, grave I. A. 23.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
Formerly 252051, Scottish Horse

Private NORMAN MACKAY
Last known address in Lewis: 1 Upper Bayble
Service unit: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5614
Date of death: 2 March 1916 at the age of 25
Killed in action
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, panel 38
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2


Seaman DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 1 Upper Bayble
Son of John and Henrietta McDonald McLeod; husband of Annie McLeod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Goissa
Service number: 2749/C
Date of death: 25 April 1916 at the age of 36
Killed in a collision
Interred: South Shields (Harton) Cemetery, grave C. 533.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute


Lance-Corporal ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 3 Upper Bayble
Son of Malcolm and Margret McLeod McKenzie
Service unit: 3rd Coy, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 7954
Date of death: 9 June 1915 at the age of 31
Killed in action in France
Interred: Bard Cottage Cemetery, grave VI. C. 19
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Had served 4 years with Seaforths in India

Corporal MURDO MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 3 Upper Bayble
Service unit: 1st Scots Guards
Service number: 6241
Date of death: 11 November 1914 at the age of 31
Killed in action
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, panel 11
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Lance-Corporal JOHN MATHESON
Last known address in Lewis: 7 Upper Bayble
Son of Nellie Matheson
Service unit: 10th Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Service number: 20344
Date of death: 22 April 1915 at the age of 33
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 24 - 28 - 30.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3
Fell shortly after getting across to France.


Private NORMAN MURRAY
Last known address in Lewis: 14 Upper Bayble
Son of Donald and Catherine McLeod Murray
Service unit: 1st Scots Guards
Service number: 14108
Date of death: 15 September 1916 at the age of 19
Killed in action
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 7D
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Seaman NORMAN MURRAY
Last known address in Lewis: 14 Upper Bayble
Son of Murdo and Bella Mackay Murray
Service unit: Mercantile Marine, SS Elba
Service number: 8702/A
Date of death: 28 April 1918 at the age of 24
Ship sunk by UB-103 near Land's End
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 30
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Seaman JOHN SMITH
Last known address in Lewis: 17 Upper Bayble
Son of Angus and Isabella Smith; husband of Annie Smith
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Pembroke
Service number: 8055A
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 46
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 32
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost

Private COLIN NICOLSON
Last known address in Lewis: 20 Upper Bayble
Son of Murdo and Catherine Nicholson. Brother of Catherine, Evander, Findlay, Anne and Margaret.
Service unit: 8th Bn Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 438153
Date of death: 2 March 1916 at the age of 21
Killed in action in France
Interred: Berks Cemetery extension, grave III. A. 52
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3


Seaman DONALD MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 22 Upper Bayble
Son of Roderick and Catherine MacIver Mackenzie; husband of Peggie Macleod Mackenzie
Service unit: Mercantile Marine Reserve, HMT Wickstead
Service number: 967820
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 50
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial, panel 32
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Private DONALD MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Upper Bayble
Son of Alexander and Flora Mackenzie
Service unit: 52nd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 439407
Date of death: 17 November 1917 at the age of 25
Died of wounds
Interred: Etaples Military Cemetery, grave XXX. L. 22
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Private JOHN MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Upper Bayble
Service unit: Gordon Highlanders
Date of death: (not known)
Killed in action
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Lived at Knock.


Image courtesy Clan Macrae Roll of Honour
Seaman ALEXANDER MACRAE
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Upper Bayble
Son of Donald and Annie MacLeod MacRae
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, SS Buffalo
Service number: 6914A
Date of death: 13 September 1918 at the age of 20
Ship sunk by UB-64 off Corsewall Point
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 30
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3


Private NORMAN MACRAE
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Upper Bayble
Son of Donald MacRae
Service unit: 8th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 1528
Date of death: 2 July 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.

Private MALCOLM MACLEAN
Last known address in Lewis: 25 Upper Bayble
Son of John and Mary McLean
Service unit: 7th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6907
Date of death: 14 July 1916 at the age of 23
Killed in action
Interred: London Cemetery and extension, Longueval, grave 5. E. 11
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Previously wounded in 1915

Leading Signaller JOHN STEWART
Last known address in Lewis: 26 Upper Bayble
Son of Donald and Annie McAulay Stewart; husband of Chirsty McLeod Stewart
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, SS Rachel
Service number: 2308C
Date of death: 31 May 1917 at the age of 40
Drowned
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3


Seaman JOHN MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 27 Upper Bayble
Son of Peter and Jessie McLeod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, Admiralty Transport Hornby Grange
Service number: A/2567
Date of death: 12 June 1916 at the age of 27
Drowned off Calais
Interred: Calais Southern Cemetery, grave C, 1A, 14
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3


Seaman KENNETH JOHN MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 27 Upper Bayble
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 12 January 1918 at the age of 24
Drowned off Italian coast
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Served with Gordons, discharged with strained heart, resulting from lifting heavy sandbags in trenches. Joined Navy.

Leading Seaman DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 42 Upper Bayble
Son of Donald and Isabella McLeod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS President III
Service number: 6994/A
Date of death: 31 December 1918 at the age of 21
Died of pneumonia in hospital in Ireland
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave B. 2. 94
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Deckhand JOHN MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 43 Upper Bayble
Son of Murdo and Hanah Macleod; husband of Catherine Macdonald Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Excellent
Service number: 2736/B
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 41
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Sandwick Cemetery, grave O. 1910. 1510/11.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 51 Upper Bayble
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7372
Date of death: 7 January 1916 at the age of 20
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Panel 37 and 64
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Seaman MALCOLM MACMILLAN
Last known address in Lewis: 51 Upper Bayble
Son of Malcolm MacMillan, husband to Catherine.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Iolaire
Service number: 1848/D
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 46
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave B. 1. 54
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Sergeant WILLIAM MATHESON MACIVER
Last known address in Lewis: Green Upper Bayble
Service unit: 2nd Rhodesian Infantry
Service number: RR/1153
Date of death: 22 March 1918 at the age of 36
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Pozieres Memorial, Panel 95 to 98
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Captain KENNETH MACKENZIE MACIVER
Last known address in Lewis: Green Park Upper Bayble
Son of Malcolm and Rose Maciver (nee Mackenzie), husband of Hilda Mary Maciver (nee Taylor), of 22, Strathearn Rd., Edinburgh.
Service unit: South Africans - King's Royal Rifle Corps, King's African Rifles, attached 1st
Date of death: 30 October 1918 at the age of 38
Died in an accident in Nyassaland
Interred: Mangochi (Malawi) Town Cemetery, grave 25
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Medals: MC, 3 times mentioned in despatches
Stornoway Gazette tribute

Seaman DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: Upper Bayble
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Goissa
Date of death: 15 November 1918 at the age of 37
Ship sunk by mine
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost

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