Seaman ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 5 Aird,
Son of Donald and Catherine Mackenzie, married to Margaret
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Iolaire
Service number: 3892B
Date of birth: 1 January 1877
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 41
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Aignish / Eye Cemetery, grave D. 2. 86.
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
We find Alex as a 4-year old in the 1881 census at 10 Aird, with his parents Donald (50, fisherman) and Catherine (50), as well as his siblings Catherine (15), Norman (13), Anne (10), Margaret (6) and Donald (4 months). This family does not appear to feature in the Roll of Honour.
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