A listing of casualties from the First World War from the Isle of Lewis.
Coulregrein
Private KENNETH MACINNES
Last known address in Lewis: 3 Coulregrein
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 10637
Date of death: 13 January 1916
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Panel 37 and 64
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Burgh & Central division, panel 4
Private ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 3 Coulregrein
Service unit: Canadians
Date of death: 5 September 1917 at the age of 26
Killed in action in France
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Burgh & Central division, panel 4
Stornoway Gazette tribute
Private WILLIAM GEORGE MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 3 Coulregrein
Son of Duncan and Mary Munro MacLeod, of 45, Tong Rd., Benside
Service unit: 9th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/11574
Date of death: 5 June 1917 at the age of 23
Died of wounds received in action
Interred: St Nicolas British Cemetery, grave I. L. 21
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Burgh & Central division, panel 5
Stornoway Gazette tribute
Private THOMAS STEWART
Last known address in Lewis: 12 Sand Street, Coulregrein
Husband of Annie Stewart
Service unit: 2nd Highland Light Infantry
Service number: 9015
Date of death: 13 November 1914 at the age of 31
Killed in action
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 38
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Burgh & Central division, panel 6
Served 9 years in India with HLI, mobilised as reservist at start of war
Private WILLIAM MORRISON
Last known address in Lewis: 2 Sand Street Coulregrein
Son of John and Christina Morrison
Service unit: 28th Canadian Infantry (Sasketchewan Regiment)
Service number: 700050
Date of death: 3 November 1918 at the age of 33
Died of wounds in hospital
Interred: Sandwick Cemetery, Old Ground, Southwest, grave 200
Village memorial: Nicolson Institute WW1, right panel
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Burgh & Central division, panel 5
Private JOHN MACMILLAN
Last known address in Lewis: Cross Street Coulregrein
Son of Annie Macmillan
Service unit: 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Service number: 718448
Date of death: 8 August 1918 at the age of 36
Killed in action
Interred: Hangard Communal Cemetery, extension, grave I. A. 25
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Burgh & Central division, panel 5
Stornoway Gazette tribute
JOHN MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: Coulregrein
Service unit: Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 9 April 1918
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