Coinneach Mac Iain Mhic Iain Bhainn na Mona
Last address in Lewis: 54 North Tolsta,
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Galatea
Service number: 4804/A
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 29
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: North Tolsta Cemetery
Local memorial: North Tolsta
Kenneth was one of seven sons of John and Isabella who served in the RNR during the war.
Murdo, John senior and junior as well as Torquil survived
Angus died on his ship in 1918 and Donald was lost in HMS Otway in 1917.
The family is shown in the 1891 census, with John (54), Isabella (38) and their children Catherine (13), John (10), Torquil (8), Donald (6), Angus (4), Kenneth (2) and John (3 months).
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