Habost / Tabost [Lochs]

Seaman FINLAY MONTGOMERY
Last known address in Lewis: 1 Habost, Lochs
Also known at 4 Balallan
Son of Roderick and Catherine Montgomery
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, SS Harrow
Service number: 9106/A
Date of death: 8 September 1917 at the age of 31
Died in mining of ship off Whitby
Interred: Laxay Cemetery, in northeast part
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader and Kinloch, Laxay
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Headmaster of Achiltibuie School, Coigach.
Stornoway Gazette tribute


Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 2 Habost, Lochs
Son of Donald and Margaret Montgomery
Service unit: 5th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: S/12555
Date of death: 25 September 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action at Loos
Memorial: Loos Memorial, panel 119 to 124
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Medals: Entitled to Mons Star
Joined up in 1914


Private DONALD JOHN MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 2 Habost, Lochs
Son of Angus and Ann MacLeod
Service unit: 46th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service number: 255994
Date of death: 26 October 1917 at the age of 25
Killed in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 18 - 26 - 28
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader; Nicolson Institute WW1, middle panel
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2


Seaman MALCOLM MACLEOD Junior
Last known address in Lewis: 2 Habost, Lochs
Son of Donald and Maggie MacLeod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMML 368
Service number: 4234
Date of death: 9 July 1919 at the age of 22
Accidentally killed at Beja Hospital, Hungary
Interred: Calvaria Cemetery, Heroes section, grave 1
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2

Private DONALD MACRAE
Last known address in Lewis: 6 Habost, Lochs
Son of Roderick and Mary Macrae
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/5509
Date of death: 12 December 1914 at the age of 21
Killed in action at Poperinghe
Interred: Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, grave I. M. 33
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
First casualty from Kershader district to fall


Sergeant MALCOLM MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 9 Habost, Lochs
Son of Alexander Macdonald
Service unit: 2nd Camerons
Service number: 8637
Date of death: 8 May 1915 at the age of 28
Killed in action in Belgium
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 38 and 40
Village memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Lochs, Park division, panel 2
Spent 6 years with the Colours, of which 4 in India. Crossed to France previous December

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