Portnaguran

Seaman ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 1 Portnaguran
Son of Matthew Macleod. Husband of Margaret MacLeod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Service number: 2808C
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 42
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave A. 1. 1.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 6 Portnaguran
Service unit: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5667
Date of death: 14 December 1914 at the age of 20
Killed in action at La Bassee
Interred: Kemmel Churchyard, sp mem 11
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Private MURDO MACIVER
Last known address in Lewis: 8 Portnaguran
Service unit: New Zealand Training Unit
Service number: 28285
Date of death: 15 November 1916 at the age of 30
Died of asphyxiation
Interred: Wellington (Karori) Cemetery, grave I. 24. (S).
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute

Seaman DONALD MACKAY
Last known address in Lewis: 8 Portnaguran
Son of Malcolm and Annie MacKay; husband of Annie MacKay
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Genista
Service number: 2115/C
Date of death: 23 October 1916 at the age of 38
Died in mining of ship
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 18
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2


Seaman KENNETH CAMPBELL
Last known address in Lewis: 9 Portnaguran
Son of William and Effie Campbell
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Victory
Service number: 5551/A
Date of death: 14 September 1918 at the age of 23
Died of pneumonia in Haslar Hospital
Interred: Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, grave E. 28. 27
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
Stornoway Gazette tribute

MURDO CAMPBELL
Last known address in Lewis: 9 Portnaguran
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Date of death: (not known)
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost

Private ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 10 Portnaguran
Son of Donald and Christina Maclean Macleod
Service unit: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5655
Date of death: 14 December 1914 at the age of 20
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) panel 38
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Seaman ANGUS MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 10 Portnaguran
Son of Donald and Christina Maclean Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Victory
Service number: 3303/A
Date of death: 24 June 1916 at the age of 27
Died at home.
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave D. 1. 53.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Was released from internment in Holland for medical reasons

Trimmer Cook NORMAN MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 10 Portnaguran
Son of Donald and Christina Maclean Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Venerable
Service number: 1186TC
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 20
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 32
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3


Seaman WILLIAM MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 10 Portnaguran
Son of Donald and Christina Maclean Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Sanda
Service number: 3398A
Date of death: 25 September 1915 at the age of 28
Ship sunk by fire from shore battery at Blankenberge, Belgium
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Warrant Officer DONALD MACDONALD Senior
Last known address in Lewis: 11 Portnaguran
Service unit: Royal Navy, HMS Recruit
Date of death: 9 August 1917 at the age of 41
Died in mining of ship
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 24
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
Was in command of Torpedo Boat 027 at outbreak of war, afterwards served on the destroyer Milne. Shortly before his death was appointed to another destroyer, which was mined in the North Sea on the above date.
Stornoway Gazette tribute

Lance-Corporal MURDO MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 12 Portnaguran
Son of Malcolm McDonald
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 7476
Date of death: 12 August 1916 at the age of 20
Killed in France
Interred: Bard Cottage Cemetery, grave VI. C. 33
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Medals: Recommended for gallantry in the field
Had been in firing line since 1914

Rigger MURDO MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 17 Portnaguran
Son of Roderick and Ann MacDonald Macleod, of Shader, Barvas; husband of Barbara Macleod
Service unit: Royal Navy Salvage Section, HMS Sunhill
Date of death: 8 August 1918 at the age of 48
Died of asphyxiation
Interred: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3
Stornoway Gazette tribute

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