Private JOHN MORRISON
Last address in Lewis: 16 Skigersta,
Son of Alexander Morrison
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7358
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 1 July 1916 at the age of 18
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15C
Local memorial: North Lewis, Cross
From the battalion war diary
John appears in the 1901 census, aged 4, at 20 Skigersta. He is with his parents Alexander and Annie (both aged 33), as well as his sisters Annie (7), Christina (5) and Mary (1).
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