Donald Macleod, 2 Habost, Lochs


Private DONALD MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 2 Habost, Lochs,
Son of Donald and Margaret Montgomery
Service unit: 5th Cameron Highlanders
Service number: S/12555
Enlisted at Glasgow
Date of birth: 1888
Date of death: 25 September 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action at Loos
Memorial: Loos Memorial, Panel 119 to 124
Local memorial: Park, Kershader
Decoration(s):Entitled to Mons Star
Joined up in 1914

Donald was one of the children of Donald (1860) and Margaret (1855), the others being Ann (1884), Chirsty Ann (1894), Farquhar (1892), Isabella (1899), Malcolm (1890), Malcolm (1897) and Roderick (1886). 

His two brothers named Malcolm both served;  Malcolm senior was in the Merchant Navy; Malcolm junior was in the RNR, but was killed in Hungary in 1919.

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