Evander Macleod, 34 Lower Bayble

Seaman EVANDER MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 34 Lower Bayble
Son of Angus and Maggie MacLeod, of 34, Lower Bayble, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Otway
Service number: 4028B
Date of birth: 11 March 1884
Date of death: 22 July 1917 at the age of 34
Ship sunk by U-49 off Butt of Lewis
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26

Stornoway Gazette, 1917
Last week brought sad news to Bayble, concerning the loss of two of the gallant lads who were helping to keep the British flag flying on the seas, namely, Evander Macleod, son of Mr Angus Macleod, merchant, Lower Bayble, and Peter Stewart, son of Mr Peter Stewart, 3 Lower Bayble, who were killed on board HMS Otway, when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. Sincere sympathy is felt for the bereaved families.