Private NORMAN MACRAE
Last address in Lewis: 23 Upper Bayble
Son of Donald MacRae, of 23, Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Scotland.
Service unit: 8th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 1528
Date of death: 2 July 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
Date of birth: 1 January 1888
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark brown
Religion: Presbyterian
Trade / occupation: Carpenter
Volunteered at Valcartier on 21 September 1914
Norman is shown in the 1901 census at 23 Upper Bayble with his father Donald (40) and mother Annie (32) as well as his siblings Roderick (12), Isabella (9), Alexander (3) and Neil (1).
His brother Alexander was lost in the torpedoing of SS Buffalo in 1918.
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