Donald Macleod, 3 North Tolsta

Leading Seaman DONALD MACLEOD
Domhnall, Mac Dhomhnaill Bhig Mhic Iain Saighdeir
Last address in Lewis: 3 North Tolsta,
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Victory
Service number: 3968/SD
Date of birth: 1 July 1897
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 20
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: North Tolsta Cemetery
Local memorial: North Tolsta
Served 3 years in foreign waters

With some uncertainty: Donald appears in the 1901 census at "Tolsta peats" aged 4, with his parents Kenneth (36) and Mary (32) as well as his younger sisters Catherine (3) and Christina (3 months).

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