Garenin / Gearrannan

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Deckhand ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 4 Garenin
Son of John and Mary Macleod
Service unit: Royal Navy, HMS Pekin
Service number: 12625/DA
Date of death: 2 December 1918 at the age of 20
Died of influenza in hospital at Chatham
Interred: Grimsby, Scartho Road Cemetery, grave 43. D. 17.
Village memorial: Carloway
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 2



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Seaman DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 4A Garenin
Son of Donald and Mary Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Division, Benbow Bttn.
Service number: PO/3409/A
Date of death: 1 March 1916 at the age of 24
Died in internment camp at Groningen, Holland
Interred: Groningen Southern cemetery, Class 4, row 37
Village memorial: Carloway
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 2

Sapper MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 7 Garenin
Son of Donald and Effie MacAskill MacLeod, 12 Garenin
Service unit: 3rd Canadian Engineers
Service number: 142119
Date of death: 26 June 1921 at the age of 42
Interred: Dalmore Cemetery


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Lance-Corporal DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 12 Garenin
Son of Donald and Effie MacAskill MacLeod, 12 Garenin
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6965
Date of death: 22 February 1917
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Panel 37 and 64
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute


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Private MURDO MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 12 Garenin
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7083
Date of death: 9 May 1915
Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle
Interred: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, North Angres British Cemetery, grave XVII. D. 6
Village memorial: Carloway
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 2
Had been at the front for 8 months


Seaman MURDO MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 15 Garenin
Son of John Mackenzie; husband of Christina Mackenzie, of 4 North Shawbost
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS President
Service number: 2793/C
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 37
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Dalmore Cemetery
Village memorial: Carloway
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 2

Deckhand JOHN MACLENNAN
Last known address in Lewis: 16 Garenin
Also known at 44 Lewis Street, Stornoway
Son of Donald and Annie MacLennan, of 4, Carloway; husband of Mary MacLennan
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Morvina
Service number: 4003/SD
Date of death: 14 November 1917 at the age of 45
Died in accident
Interred: Ford Park Cemetery, formerly Plymouth Old Cemetery, Pennycomequick, grave General K. 26. 35
Village memorial: Carloway
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 2

Seaman WILLIAM MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 18 Garenin
Son of John and Mary McDonald. Born at Govan.
Service unit: Mercantile Marine, SS Normandiet
Date of death: 21 April 1918 at the age of 27
Ship sunk by U-91, 34 miles SW of the Calf of Man
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

Private JOHN MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 18 Garenin
Son of John Macdonald and Mary Macdonald.
Service unit: 1st Northumberland Fusiliers
Service number: 46897
Date of death: 9 April 1917 at the age of 36
Memorial: Arras Memorial, bay 2 and 3

John and William Macdonald, 18 Garenin, were born and grew up away from Lewis; however, the CWGC notes the address for his next-of-kin as living at 18 Garenin, hence their inclusion on this site.


Seaman MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Garenin
Son of Kenneth and Mary Maclean Macleod; husband of Annie Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Vindex
Service number: 2274D
Date of death: 22 September 1918 at the age of 43
Torpedoed at Dardanelles, died in hospital Ship
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 30
Village memorial: Carloway
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute

Private NORMAN MACIVER
Last known address in Lewis: 27 Garenin
Son of Christina MacIver
Service unit: 5th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 3/5397
Date of death: 12 October 1917 at the age of 26
Killed in action at Ypres
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 136 to 138
Village memorial: Carloway and Tolsta Chaolais
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Uig, East division, panel 1