Last address in Lewis: 43 South Shawbost,
Son of John and Mary MacLennan Murray
Husband of Murdina Murray, of 43, South Shawbost, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Imperieuse
Service number: 2811/B
Date of birth: June 1880
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 40
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Bragar Old Church Yard and extension
Local memorial: West Side, Bragar
Left a widow and 4 children
Donald appears in the 1901 census at 49 South Shawbost, aged 23, the son of John and Mary (both aged 55) and brother of Kenneth (25), Angus (13) and Mary (15).
His brother Kenneth was killed in 1915, serving with the Seaforth Highlanders.
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