Seaman DONALD SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 11 Cross,
Son of Norman Smith, of 11, Cross Ness;
Husband of Mary Smith, of Cross
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Invincible
Service number: 2545A
Date of birth: 20 July 1886
Date of death: 31 May 1916
Lost at the Battle of Jutland.
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 18
Local memorial: North Lewis, Cross
Was at the Falklands Battle.
Donald is shown on the 1901 census at 40 Cross, aged 15, with his parents Norman and Cathrine (both aged 41) as well as his siblings Peggie (12), Cathrine (6), Angus (3) and Mary (10 months).
His brother Angus served with the Seaforth Highlanders, in France in 1914, then in Mesopotamia until 1919.
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