Gunner JOHN ALEXANDER MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 12 North Beach Street, Stornoway
Service unit: 2nd/1st (Ross) Mountain Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery
Service number: 301378
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 27 February 1917 at the age of 23
Killed in action
Interred: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, grave 841
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, middle panel
John Alexander is found as John A Macleod at 12 North Beach Street, Stornoway, in the 1901 census. He is aged 7, the son of George (47, baker) and Margaret (46). Margaret's mother, Ann Campbell (80), is also in the house. Apart from John Alex, we also see his siblings Maggie (18), Williamina (13) and Alexandrina (6).
John Alex's brother Donald also served, in the Royal Naval Reserve.
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