John Macaulay, 3 Sheshader

Seaman JOHN MACAULAY
Iain Mhurchaidh Iain Duinn Mhurchaidh
Last address in Lewis: 3 Sheshader,
Son of Murdo and Chirsty MacAulay, of 3, Sheshader, Stornoway
Husband of Catherine MacAulay.
Father of Ann, Isabella, Donald William and William Murdo (who died in 1911)
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Edinburgh Castle
Service number: 1652/C
Date of birth: April 1869
Date of death: 25 December 1914 at the age of 61
Washed overboard from HMS Edinburgh Castle in a storm and drowned
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 8
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)

His son Donald also served in the RNR but survived the war.