Deckhand JOHN MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: Aird Dell
Son of Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, of Aird Dell, Ness, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Othonna
Service number: 4949/SD
Date of death: 20 April 1917 at the age of 19
Ship sunk by mine
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26
Local memorial: North Lewis, Cross
John is shown on the 1901 census, aged 2, at 1 Aird Dell with his parents Murdo (36) and Ann (28) as well as his siblings Ann (7), Ann (4), Alexander (6) and Angus (1).
His brother Alexander was wounded twice whilst serving in the Gordon Highlanders; his brother Angus was in the RNR. Both survived the war.
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