Lower Garrabost

Seaman ANGUS GRAHAM
Last known address in Lewis: 4 Lower Garrabost
Son of Murdo and Catherine Graham; husband of Bella McKenzie Graham
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Invincible
Service number: 3020C
Date of death: 31 May 1916 at the age of 50
Lost at the Battle of Jutland.
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 18
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1

Seaman MALCOLM MURRAY
Last known address in Lewis: 5 Lower Garrabost
Son of Roderick and Rachel Mackay Murray; husband of Catherine Murray
Service unit: Royal Navy, HMS Invincible
Service number: 3330C
Date of death: 31 May 1916 at the age of 46
Lost at the Battle of Jutland.
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 18
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Private ALLAN GRAHAM
Last known address in Lewis: 6 Lower Garrabost
Son of Allan and Mary MacKay Graham
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7431
Date of death: 18 January 1916 at the age of 18
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Panel 37 and 64
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1

Private MURDO MACSWEEN
Last known address in Lewis: 8 Lower Garrabost
Son of Murdo and Christina McSween
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7442
Date of death: 15 July 1916 at the age of 19
Killed in action
Interred: Doullens Communal Cemetery, extension, no 1, grave III. D. 5
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Able Seaman DONALD MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 23 Lower Garrabost
Son of Donald and Christina Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Attentive II
Service number: Mersey Z/769
Date of death: 15 January 1917 at the age of 22
Died of wounds, in hospital
Interred: Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, grave IV. D. 4.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Private DONALD MONTGOMERY
Last known address in Lewis: 29 Lower Garrabost
Son of John and Margaret Montgomery
Service unit: 7th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 3/5518
Date of death: 28 January 1917 at the age of 19
Killed in action
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15B
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Private ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 30 Lower Garrabost
Son of Angus and Margaret Macleod
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6940
Date of death: 1 July 1916 at the age of 23
Killed in action on the Somme
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15C
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Deckhand JOHN MACLEOD
Last known address in Lewis: 30 Lower Garrabost
Son of Alexander and Catherine Macleod, of Garrabost; husband of Maggie Macleod
Service unit: Mercantile Marine Reserve, HMS Victor
Service number: 968097
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 37
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave D. A. 24
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost

Sergeant MALCOLM MACDONALD
Last known address in Lewis: 43 Lower Garrabost
Son of John and Effie Macdonald
Service unit: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 315809
Date of death: 16 May 1915 at the age of 21
Killed in action
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 39 to 41
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost and Nicolson Institute WW1, left panel
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1

Seaman JOHN SMITH
Last known address in Lewis: 48 Lower Garrabost
Son of John and Marion Campbell Smith, of 22, South Bragar; husband of Christina Smith
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT John High
Service number: 1963/SD
Date of death: 6 August 1916 at the age of 47
Ship sunk by U-boat in the White Sea
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 19
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 3

Seaman MURDO MACKAY
Last known address in Lewis: 50 Lower Garrabost
Son of Murdo and Mary Mackay
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Sanda
Service number: 3882A
Date of death: 25 September 1915 at the age of 24
Ship sunk by fire from shore battery at Blankenberge, Belgium
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave D. 1. 4.
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Private KENNETH MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 51 Lower Garrabost
Son of Kenneth and Annie Mackenzie
Service unit: 43rd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 153063
Date of death: 28 August 1918 at the age of 28
Killed in action
Memorial: Vimy Memorial
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute


Gunner MURDO MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: 51 Lower Garrabost
Son of Kenneth and Annie Mackenzie
Service unit: Royal Garrison Artillery, 4th Highland Battery
Service number: 4379
Date of death: 5 June 1915 at the age of 19
Died of wounds
Interred: Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles, Spec. Mem. 60
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost and Nicolson Institute WW1, middle panel
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Wounded day before

Leading Seaman ALEXANDER MACKAY
Last known address in Lewis: 52 Lower Garrabost
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Merse
Service number: 4690B
Date of death: 22 May 1917 at the age of 31
Died in mining of HMS Merse
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2
Stornoway Gazette tribute

Seaman DONALD CAMPBELL
Last known address in Lewis: Church Street Garrabost
Son of Murdo Campbell; husband of Jessie MacRae Campbell
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Imperieuse
Service number: 2965/B
Date of death: 6 July 1917 at the age of 44
Died in hospital at Chatham
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave D. 2. 23
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 1
Stornoway Gazette tribute


Seaman NORMAN MACKENZIE
Last known address in Lewis: Church Street Garrabost
Son of John Mackenzie
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Victory
Service number: 20072/DA
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 19
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Old Eye Cemetery
Village memorial: Point, Garrabost
Lewis War Memorial: Parish of Stornoway, Point division, panel 2

Private DONALD DRUMMOND
Last known address in Lewis: Garrabost
Service unit: 7th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/12696
Date of death: 10 November 1916 at the age of 23
Died of wounds
Interred: Warrington Cemetery, grave C. NC. 717

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