
Seaman GEORGE MORRISON
Last address in Lewis: 20 Brenish,
Son of John and Marion Morrison
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMML 307
Service number: 3499/SD
Date of birth: 27 September 1895
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 20
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Ardroil Cemetery, grave XI. 1.
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Had joined voluntarily early in the war
George appears in the 1901 census at the home of his grandparents Norman (78) and Catherine (74) Morrison, where his parents John (40) and Marion (37) also reside. His baby brother Norman (3 months)

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