Last address in Lewis: 27 Lower Bayble,
Son of John and Margaret McLeod, of Lower Bayble, Stornoway
Husband of Kate McLeod, of 27, Lower Bayble, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Yesso
Service number: 440SD
Date of birth: February 1872
Date of death: 9 February 1917 at the age of 45
Ship sunk by mine off East Coast
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26,
Mentioned on family gravestone in Eye Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
His brothers Peter, George and Malcolm also served in the RNR. His brother Alexander was a POW in Germany whilst serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
The family is shown in the 1901 census, with John and Catherine married and living with John's parents John (66) and Margaret (58) at 27 Lower Bayble. John junior is a fisherman.
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