Seaman KENNETH MACASKILL
Coinneach Aonghais
Last known address in Lewis: 6B Gravir
Son of Angus and Annabella Macaskill; husband of Christina Macaskill. Father of Donald Alex.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, MFA Eleanor
Service number: 8819A
Date of death: 12 February 1918 at the age of 33
Ship sunk by U-boat in Channel
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 30
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute
Seaman DONALD MACASKILL
Domhnall beag Dhomhnaill Oig
Last known address in Lewis: 9 Gravir
Son of Donald and Margaret Macaskill
Service unit: Royal Navy Voluntary Reserve, HMS Gunner
Service number: 21143/DA
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 33
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Private DONALD MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 9 Gravir
Son of Malcolm and Christina MacDonald, of 51, Balfour St., Glasgow, Scotland.
Service unit: 21st Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Service number: 123779
Date of death: 16 February 1917 at the age of 24
Killed in action in France
Interred: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St Eloi, grave IV. D. 14.
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Seaman RODERICK MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 9 Gravir
Son of Malcolm and Christina MacDonald, of 51, Balfour St., Glasgow, Scotland.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Queen Mary
Service number: 2458T
Date of death: 31 May 1916 at the age of 30
Lost at the Battle of Jutland.
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 23
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Seaman MALCOLM MATHESON
Last known address in Lewis: 13 Gravir
Son of John and Barbara Matheson. Husband of Kate Matheson, of 94, Alderman Rd., Knightswood, Glasgow. Had 8 children.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Actaeon
Service number: 3336/SD (CH)
Date of death: 7 October 1918 at the age of 48
Died of pneumonia in hospital at Gillingham
Interred: Gravir Cemetery, Old Ground, Northwest corner
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute
Private JOHN CAMPBELL
Last known address in Lewis: 18A Gravir
Son of John and Mary Campbell
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7159
Date of death: 20 December 1914 at the age of 20
Killed in action
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 38 and 39
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Private JOHN CAMPBELL
Last known address in Lewis: 18B Gravir
Son of Peter and Effie Campbell
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/ 22755
Date of death: 14 February 1919 at the age of 20
Died of influenza in France
Interred: La Louviere Town Cemetery, grave A. 3.
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
DONALD NICOLSON
Last known address in Lewis: 22 Gravir
Son of Malcolm and Christina Macmillan
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 14 November 1918 at the age of 29
Died at home of illness contracted on service in the North Sea
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Seaman DUNCAN NICOLSON
Last known address in Lewis: 22 Gravir
Son of Malcolm Nicolson. Was present at Antwerp, 1914.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Laurentic
Service number: 5305/A
Date of death: 25 January 1917 at the age of 22
Ship sunk by U-80 off Malin Head
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Served from the start of the war
Private JOHN KENNEDY
Iain Ruaraidh or Iain Ruaidh
Last known address in Lewis: 24 Gravir
Son of Roderick and Catherine Kennedy; husband of Peggy Macleod; had 5 children
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: 1916 at the age of 34
Died of wounds
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
MALCOLM MACLEAN
Last known address in Lewis: 33C Gravir
Son of Donald and Margaret Maclean
Service unit: Mercantile Marine
Date of death: (not known)
Killed in action
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
2 comments:
Seaman Kenneth Macaskill, who died in the sinking of the Merchant Fleet Auxiliary steamer Eleanor, was lost in the English Channel 9 miles south of the Needles, Isle of Wight, and not in the Irish Channel.
Where did you find the photo of this man please?
Dave Wendes
Dave,
The portrait is from "Loyal Lewis Roll of Honour 1914-1918", a publication by the Stornoway Gazette. It can only be consulted at the library in Stornoway.
The Roll of Honour is riddled with minor and major factual errors like the one you highlight. Thank you for spotting.
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