Last address in Lewis: 1 Brue
Son of Murdo and Annie Matheson, 1 Brue
Service unit: 6th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 5362
Enlisted at Inverness on 22 September 1911, mobilised on 10 August 1914
Date of death: 2 February 1919 at the age of 23
Died at home of illness;
Was wounded 4 times and discharged as physically unfit for service on 21 June 1918
Was posthumously awarded the British Victory Medal in 1921
Interred: Barvas (St Mary) Old Cemetery
Description at enlistment
Height 5 ft 4½ in
Weight: 107 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Seaman with White Star Line for 2 years
Kenneth appears in the 1901 census, aged 5 at 1 Brue, the son of Murdo (38) and Ann (27), brother of Malcolm (5), Mary (4) and Norman (1).
His brother Malcolm served in the Seaforth Highlanders, and his brother Norman was in the RNR. These two survived the war.
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