Seaman JOHN M STEWART
Last address in Lewis: 4 Scotland Street, Stornoway
Service unit: Merchant Marine, SS Lucigen
Date of death: 1 August 1915
Drowned off American coast
Enlisted before military age
Local memorial: Nicolson WW1 memorial, right panel
John is shown as a 5-year old on the 1901 census at 2 Holm , with his parents Alexander (50, cooper) and Christina (45). His siblings are Ann (17), Christina (13), Alexander (12), Malcolm (9), Donald (7) and Robert (5).
His brother Robert died of wounds in November 1914. Alexander (jr) served in the Royal Engineers, and Donald in the Gordon Highlanders.
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