Malcolm Macdonald, 18 Laxay

Private MALCOLM MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 18 Laxay
Son of John and Catherine Macdonald
Service unit: 16th Canadian Infantry
Service number: 21742
Date of birth: 14 August 1882
Date of death: 9 July 1921 at the age of 38
Interred: Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, grave Mil. 337

Malcolm was an unmarried stonemason when he signed up with the CEF on 23 September 1914 at Valcartier.

He is described as follows:

Height: 5 ft 10½ in
Complexion: fair
Eyes: hazel
Hair: brown
Presbyterian

Malcolm was one of the children of John (1839) and Catherine (1850), the others being  Alex (1872), Angus (1874), Catherine (1878), Christina (1882), George (1888) Hector (1891), Jessie Ann (1880), John (1886),  Malcolm (1876) and an unnamed female infant who died in 1893 after only 6 days.

His brother George also served with the Canadians but was killed in action in 1918; his brother Hector was in the Seaforth Highlanders, and survived the war.

Murdo Macleod, 29 Laxay

Private MURDO MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 29 Laxay
Son of Malcolm and Mary (nee Morrison) of Laxay
Service unit:  Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 29466 transferred to 375320 Labour Corps
Date of birth: 2 July 1889
Date of death: 10 March 1921 at the age of 32
Interred: Inverness (Tomnahurich) Cemetery, grave 6.3.4.

Also lived at 25 Balallan. Sibling of Christine (born 1900), Donald (1887), John (1885), John (1896, died aged 3 months), Kenneth (1891), Malcolm (1893) and an unnamed infant who died 8 days after birth in 1897. His parents were Malcolm (1852) and Mary Ann (1857).

Malcolm Macleod, 7 Garenin

Sapper MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 7 Garenin
Son of Donald and Effie MacAskill MacLeod, 12 Garenin
Service unit: 3rd Canadian Engineers
Service number: 142119
Date of death: 26 June 1921 at the age of 42
Interred: Dalmore Cemetery

Date of birth: 12 July 1882
Place of birth: Isle of Lewis
Height: 5 ft 4 in
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Religion: Presbyterian
Trade / occupation: Shipwright
Volunteered at Niagara Camp on 4 August 1915

Donald Maciver, 25 Carloway

Private DONALD MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 25 Carloway
Son of Donald Maciver and Ann Macleod, of 25, Upper Carloway
Service unit: Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 64580
Date of death: 8 August 1921 at the age of 31
Died of tuberculosis at home
Interred: Dalmore Cemetery
Local memorial: Carloway

Donald appears in the 1901 census, aged 10, the son of Donald (43) and Annie (40), and brother of John (16), Mary (4), Murdo (8), Kenneth (5) and Angus (3).

His brothers Murdo and Angus served in the Seaforth Highlanders, and Kenneth was in the RNR. These three all survived the war.