John Macleod, 18 Aignish

Gunner JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 18 Aignish
Son of Murdo and Mary Macleod, of 18, Aignish, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Garrison Artillery, 4th Highland Battery
Service number: 4316
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 9 August 1915 at the age of 22
Died at sea of wounds sustained on 8 August 1915
Memorial: Helles Memorial, panel 23 or 325
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial

John signed up on 19 June 1911, when he was 18 years and 6 months of age. He is described as an apprentice tailor in the employment of Donald Maciver, tailor, of 37 South Beach Street, Stornoway. He stands 5 feet 8 ins tall. His siblings are named as John, Donald, Alexander, Catherine, Mary, Isabella, Chirstina and Katie Ann.Of his brothers, John was interned in Holland and Alexander (like John)  was in the RNR. The 1901 census shows the family at 3 Broker, at the other end of the Point peninsula.
He died on board hospital ship Loudon of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.