Angus Montgomery, 2 Garyvard

Seaman ANGUS MONTGOMERY
Aonghais Choinneach Bhan
Last address in Lewis: 2 Garyvard,
Son of Kenneth and Margaret Montgomery,
Husband of Mary Ann Montgomery, of 2, Garyvard, Lochs, Stornoway.
Father to 8 children.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Unity
Service number: 1445SD
Date of birth: July 1874
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 44
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Laxay Cemetery, southeast corner
Local memorial: Park, Kershader
Had served as a soldier in the South African War for which he held several medals.

Angus was one of the children of Kenneth (1838) and Margaret (1842), the others being   Alexander, Catherine, Donald (1880), Flora (1864), Isobel (1877), Kenneth (1864), Mary (1868) and Torquil( 1870).

Angus was the father of Alexander, Angus John, Ann, Catherine Ann, Donald, Isobel, Kenneth and Margaret.

Alexander Macleod, 1A Garyvard

Seaman ALEX MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 1A Garyvard,
Son of John and Annabella Macleod, of 1, Garyvard
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Vivid
Service number: 17041DA
Date of birth: 1 January 1893
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 25
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 32
Local memorial: Park, Kershader

Alex was one of the children of John (1858) and Annabella (1860), the others being Donald (1888), Donald (1886), Effie (1890) and Malcolm (1883).

His brother Malcolm also served in the RNR; his older brother Donald was in the Canadians, and his younger brother Donald served in the Seaforth Highlanders. These three survived the war.