Last address in Lewis: 10 Skigersta,
Son of John and Christina Macdonald, husband of Jessie
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMY Seahorse
Service number: 4490/A
Date of birth: 10 November 1889
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 32
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Old Ness cemetery
Local memorial: North Lewis, Cross
John appears in the 1891 census aged 4, at home with his parents John (46) and Christy (42) as well as his siblings Donald (20), Angus (16), Cath (14), Agnes (10), Annie (6) and Cath (2).
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