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
82625

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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
An unusual one- a WW1 addition to the WW2 war grave of his son Able Seaman John MacLeod (HMS Cape Melville)
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/THE FAMILY OF THE L;ATE/JOHN MACLEOD LDG. DECKHAND/LOST AT SEA ON 8TH FEBRUARY 1917 AGED 48 YEARS/…../SON JOHN SEA-RNR/DIED IN R.N.H. LOWESTOFT/ON 25TH JULY 1944 AGED 34 YEARS/…./FATHER AND SON JOHN/BOTH GAVE THEIR ALL FOR KING AND COUNTRY/27B LOWER BAYBLE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macleod, John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, rank, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, home address
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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