4th Engineer WILLIAM MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 3 Newton Street, Stornoway
Son of Mrs. Mackinnon (formerly MacLean), of 8, Newton St., Stornoway, and the late Donald MacLean; husband of Catherine Morrison MacLean, of 25, Francis St., Stornoway.
Service unit: Merchant Marine, SS Comrie Castle
Was in engineroom of Comrie Castle. Died with several firemen of concussion by torpedo-strike
Killed in torpedo attack on ship by UC-71, 5 miles S of St Catherine's Point
Date of death: 14 March 1918 at the age of 30
Interred: Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, grave E. 28 15/21
Mentioned on family gravestone in Sandwick Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, middle panel
William is at 19 Newton Street in 1891, with his parents Donald and Christina. Also present is his brother John, 3 months old. He is at 10 Newton Street in 1901, now an 13-year old scholar, staying with his parents Donald (38) and Christina (33). He has five siblings, namely: Donald L (11), John (10), Kenneth (9), Margret (6) and Arthur (4). The five male children of the family all served in the First World War. Apart from William, Donald Lachlan also perished. Kenneth was a wireless operator (the Roll of Honour does not specify his unit), John served with Cameron Highlanders and Army Pay Corps and Arthur was a gunner with the Ross Mountain Battery.
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