Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Western Islands
Town
Aignish/Eye (Isle of Lewis)
County
Western Isles
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82630

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Current location

Eye Cemetery
on the narrow spit east of Stornoway Airport
Aignish/Eye (Isle of Lewis)
Western Islands
Western Isles
HS2 0PA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NB 48223 32121
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to the family gravestone which marks the war grave of their brother Seaman Angus MacLeod (3303/A), died 24 June 1916 after medical release from internment in Holland. Please note that this Norman MacLeod lived at 10 Portnaguran, and is not Seaman 4803/A of the same name who also died on the Iolaire, but was recovered, and is buried in this Cemetery.
Inscription
ERECTED BY D. MACLEOD/OF PORTNAGURAN/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/HIS SONS/…../WILLIAM MACLEOD/SEAMAN, R.N.R./BORN 24TH AUGUST 1887/LOST ON H.M.S SANDA/LOST ON 25TH SEPT 1915/PTE. ALEXANDER MACLEOD/GORDON HIGHRS/BORN 11TH JUNE 1894, MISSING/BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION/AT KEMMEL, FRANCE/14TH DECR. 1914/NORMAN MACLEOD T.C. (R.N.R.T.)/BORN 14TH MARCH 1889/LOST IN IOLAIRE DISASTER/1ST JANY. 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macleod, Alexander
Macleod, Norman
Macleod, William
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, service, manner of death, date of birth, date of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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