Norman Maciver, 25 Valtos

Seaman NORMAN MACIVER
Tormod Thormoid Mhoir  
Tormod Thormoid Mhurchaidh
Last address in Lewis: 25 Valtos,
Son of Norman and Mary Maciver, of 25, Valtos Uig, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Inconstant
Service number: 3817A
Date of birth: 27 December 1886
Date of death: 6 February 1915 at the age of 28
Drowned after he was washed overboard
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry

Norman was one of the children of Norman (1853) and Mary (1857), the others being Alexander (1893), Barbara, Christina (1883), Donald (1885), Duncan, Mary Barbara (1897), Murdanie (1895) and Murdo (1888).

His brother Murdo was killed in 1916, serving with the Canadians; his brother Alexander was in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary service and Murdanie in the RNR. The latter two survived the war.

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