Sergeant ALLAN JOHN MORRISON
Last address in Lewis: 35 Lower Barvas,
Son of Alick Morrison, of 35, Lower Barvas, Stornoway.
Service unit: 6th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6973
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 11 April 1918 at the age of 22
Killed in action
Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial, Panel 9
Decoration(s): DCM, awarded in March 1918 for conspicuous bravery in refusing to surrender his platoon to the enemy.
Wounded in 1915 and 1916
His brother Malcolm served in the RNR, his brother Donald was in the Canadians, his brother Alexander was in the Trawler section of the RNR. These three survived the war.
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