William Macneill, 1 Carishader

Lance Sergeant WILLIAM MACNEILL
Last address in Lewis: 1 Carishader,
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 9393
Date of birth: 18 March 1888
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, panel 38 and 39,
Mentioned on family gravestone in Ardroil Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry

Had served 9 years with Seaforths in India (Medal and Clasp); was awarded DCM for gallantry at Givenchy and awarded Russian Cross of the Order of St George (4th Class).

William appears in the 1901 census, aged 13, the son of William (56) and Isabella (50), and brother of Catherine A (23), Malcolm (18), John (17) and Mary (8).

Malcolm Macneill, 1 Carishader

Lance Corporal MALCOLM MACNEILL
Last address in Lewis: 1 Carishader,
Son of William and Isabella MacNeill, of Carishader
Service unit: 2nd Field Company New Zealand Engineers
Service number: 12061
Date of birth: 26 April 1882
Date of death: 29 August 1918 at the age of 34
Killed in action in France
Interred: Grevillers British Cemetery, grave XI. D. 15.
Mentioned on family gravestone in Ardroil Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry

Height: 5 ft 9½ in
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark
Religion: Presbyterian

Malcolm appears in the 1901 census, aged 18, the son of William (56) and Isabella (50), and brother of Catherine A (23), John (17), William (13) and Mary (8).

His brother William was killed in action in 1915, serving with the Seaforth Highlanders.