Frederick Charles, 32 Keith Street, Stornoway

Private FREDERICK CHARLES
Last address in Lewis: 32 Keith Street, Stornoway
Service unit: 4th Royal Irish Fusiliers
Service number: 18635
Date of death: 9 September 1915 at the age of 45
Died of drowning in the River Clyde
Interred: Glasgow Eastern Necropolis, grave 12. 2057.

Frederick is shown in the 1881 census of Stornoway, aged 11, living at 32 Keith Street, Back Court. He is a scholar, the son of Margaret (32) and  Frederick (a seaman, not present at census time) and brother of Johanna (13).

In 1891, Frederick appears in the census at 6 Blackburn Street, Govan, Glasgow, aged 21. He is a baker, living with his mother Margaret (46) and siblings Johanna (23) and Donald (14).

By 1901, Frederick (31) is married to Isabella Charles (27), and has a baby son, Kenneth, aged 9 months. They live at 136 Nelson Street, Govan; Frederick is a journeyman baker.

Frederick drowned in the River Clyde opposite berth no 12, Broomielaw, Glasgow. He is quoted as living at 89 Oran Street. It is mentioned he was a private in the 4th Royal Irish Fusiliers. At the time of his death, both his parents were deceased.

His birth certificate shows he was born in Stornoway.

Charles Macleod, 11 Ballantrushal

Corporal CHARLES MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 11 Ballantrushal
Son of John MacLeod, of 11, Ballantrushal, Shader, Stornoway.
Service unit: 1st Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 315556
Enlisted at Barvas
Date of death: 15 November 1914 at the age of 21
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, panel 39 to 41

Stornoway Gazette, 27 April 1917
Tha sinn duilich, sinn tha duilich;
Tha sinn duilich O’ a Thearlaich!
Tha sinn duilich bha nach till thu,
Is ann am Belgium tha do chnamhan
Mo ghradhs’ air Tealach Ian Phiobair;
Thug mi gaol dhuit thar mo chaidean.
Ged a chaidh sa Fhraing do mharbhadh
Cha be cearbaich do chuid lamhan..
Se d’athair-a dh’fhag thu falamh,
Is fhada bho choidil do mhathair
Cha teid sinn a dh’ionnsuidh d’naighe;
‘S fhada bh’uainn ai chuan a tha i
Chaid thu chogadh thar na cuantain;
Thug an lauidhe snuadh a bhais ort.
An dochas ghu shaor an t’uan thu,
Far bheil d’uaighe cha bhris an la oir.
S ‘ann uainn bhein a dh’ fhalbh an gasan
Air a chasan a bha aluinn
Cha robh leithid ann an ceudan
Ri dol sios air druim na carnan
Thuair mi do litir di’haoine,
Agus taobh dhi ann an Gaelic;
S thu ag’ radh na faigheadh in soras,
Gu ruigeadh tu tir do chairdean
S ‘ann again fhein bha an caraid
A bha snasail air na sraidean;
‘S ged do dheighinn gus an isagaich
Chan fhaic mi gu slorruidh Tearlach
Mo bheannachda’ air a chre a glulan
Ged is ann san uir a dha i;
Tha mo bheannachd aig a cuideachd,
Bithidh iad duilichh air aon Thearlaich
Tha sinn duilich, sinn tha duilich,
Tha do pheathraichdean is do bhrathair;
Chan fhaic iad toilleadh thus a chlachan,
Suidhe faing orr’ air an t’-Sabaid
Sguiridh mi nis dha m’oran
Le bhi ‘g innee’ dochas chairdean;
Gun eirich thu suas le caithream
Gu na dhaithair a’ fear do ghraidh oir
Tha sinn duilich, sinn tha duilich,
Tha sinn duilich, O a Thearlach;
Tha sinn duilich, bho nach till thu
Chum na muinntir rinn th fhogail.