Guardsman DONALD JOHN MACARTHUR
Last address in Lewis: 12 Plantation Road, Stornoway
Son of Norman and Mary Ann MacArthur, of Seaforth House, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Service unit: 1st Scots Guards
Service number: 11832
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 27 September 1915 at the age of 26
Killed in action at Loos
Memorial: Loos Memorial, Panel 8 and 9
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, left panel
Donald John appears in the 1891 census as the 2-year old son of Norman Macarthur, tailor, aged 29, and Mary Ann Macarthur, at 18 Scotland Street, Stornoway. Other siblings include Catherine Ann (3) and Marrion (3 months). The 1901 census places the family at 40 Keith Street, and adds another three daughters: Christina (7), Mary (8) and Jessie (4).
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