Portvoller / Port Mholair

Seaman HECTOR FERGUSON
Last known address in Lewis: 1 Portvoller
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, SS Talus
Date of death: 14 June 1919 at the age of 27
Ship sank in a gale
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1

Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 2 Portvoller
Service unit: Canadians
Date of death: 7 January 1917 at the age of 18
Killed in action in France
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2


Leading Seaman ALEXANDER JOHN MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 4 Portvoller
Son of Torquil Macdonald
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, SS Wyndhurst
Service number: 6194/A
Date of death: 7 December 1917 at the age of 22
Ship sunk by UC-71, 30 miles S of St Catherine's Point
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
Medals: Russian decoration; submarined. DSM
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Sergeant DONALD MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 4 Portvoller
Son of John Macdonald
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 9075
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 38 and 39
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
Had served 10 years with the colours and came to France from India

Private NORMAN MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 4 Portvoller
Son of Malcolm and Mary Macdonald of 6, MacIver Buildings, Stornoway.
Service unit: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: S/12334
Date of death: 27 April 1917 at the age of 19
Killed in action in France
Interred: Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, grave V. C. 16
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
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Leading Seaman MALCOLM MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 5 Portvoller
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Bulwark
Service number: 5055B
Date of death: 26 November 1914 at the age of 29
Ship sunk by internal explosion at Sheerness
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 8
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2


Seaman MURDO MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 5 Portvoller
Son of Ewen and Margaret Murray MacKenzie; husband of Henrietta Macdonald MacKenzie
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Espiegle
Service number: 392216
Date of death: 26 July 1915 at the age of 41
Died of appendicitis at Amara
Interred: Amara War Cemetery, grave I. C. 3.
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Took part in actions on the Shat-el-Arab


Seaman DONALD MARTIN
Last known address in Lewis: 11 Portvoller
Son of William Martin
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Clan MacNaughton
Service number: 6803/A
Date of death: 3 February 1915 at the age of 21
Drowned in sinking of ship
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3
Enlisted after outbreak of war and had just completed 3 months' service

Sergeant ALEXANDER MARTIN
Last known address in Lewis: 13 Portvoller
Son of Malcolm and Catherine Martin
Service unit: C Coy, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 316888
Date of death: 23 October 1916 at the age of 22
Killed in action in France
Interred: Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, grave VIII. D. 4.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Second Lieutenant MURDO DAN MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 14 Portvoller
Son of Kenneth and Mary MacKenzie Macdonald
Service unit: 7th Cameron Highlanders
Date of death: 18 July 1916 at the age of 29
Killed in action
Interred: Vermelles British Cemetery, grave IV. H. 26.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
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Second Lieutenant ANGUS MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 18 Portvoller
Son of Alexander and Cristina McLeod; husband of Elizabeth Cumberland McLeod, of 302, Crow Rd., Partick, Glasgow.
Service unit: 4th Seaforth Highlanders
Date of death: 21 November 1917 at the age of 28
Interred: Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres, grave I. C. 7
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Joined Kitchener's Army 2 months after start of war. Was a teacher under Glasgow School Board
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