Seaman ANGUS MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 4 Geshader,
Son of Murdo and Marion MacIver, of 4, Geshader, Uig, Stornoway.
Service unit: Merchant Marine, SS Tagona
Date of birth: 7 January 1887
Date of death: 16 May 1918 at the age of 32
Ship sunk by U-55, 5 miles WSW of Trevose Head
Interred: St Minver / St Minifrida Cemetery
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Had previously been torpedoed in the Mediterranean
Angus was one of the children of Murdo (1847) and Marion (1848), the others being Ann (1881), Finlay (1879), Isabella (1883), Kenneth (1888), Kirsty (1877), Margaret (1884) and Marion (1892)
His brother Kenneth served in the RNR, but survived the war.
Stornoway Gazette, 7 June 1918
Quite a gloom was cast over the whole district when the mail last Thursday morning brought intelligence to Murdo Maciver, 4 Geshader, that his son Angus had lost hid life on the 16th May through Hun barbarity, his ship being torpedoed somewhere between the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel. The steamer, which was sunk without warning, broke in two and floundered in forty seconds, it being impossible to lower any boats in such a short time. Unfortunately, eight members of the crew lost their lives, including the master, the second mate, chief and third engineer, Angus, another A.P., and two firemen. Angus was a general favourite with old and young. In his youth, he served as a monitor in Lochcroistean School with the utmost satisfaction to all concerned. He had been following a seafaring life for the past two or three years and had been torpedoed once before. The steamer he was serving on had been torpedoed in the Med off the Aegean Coast in August last year. Angus was on look-out at the time but saw the torpedo coming and escaped being thrown overboard. His crew at that time were picked up and landed by a French destroyer. The sympathy of the whole community goes out to the aged parents, brother and sisters in their bereavement
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Murdo Macleod, 2 Geshader
Private MURDO MACLEOD
Pummal
Last address in Lewis: 2 Geshader,
Son of Malcolm and Kirsty Macleod,
Married in Glasgow to girl from Skye. Had 2 children.
Service unit: Seaforth Highlanders
Year of birth: 1886
Date of death: 13 October 1918 at the age of 35
Killed in action in France
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Had been resident in Glasgow for more than 12 years
Murdo was one of the children of Malcolm (1850) and Christina (1861), the others being Ann, Christina (1895), George (1887) and William (1898).
His brother William served in the RNR, but survived the war.
Stornoway Gazette, 28 February 1919
A wave of sorrow passed over Geshader some time ago when It became known that Pte. Murdo MacLeod, Seaforths, eldest son of Mr Malcolm MacLeod, 2 Geshader, was killed, in action on 13th October last. He was first reported missing and some slight hopes were entertained for his safety for a month or two until his commanding officer notified his wife that he had been killed in action on the above date. Murdo left his home in Geshader about twelve years ago and settled in Glasgow, where he was employed for some time as a railway porter and latterly on the sub-way, until he was called up about eighteen months ago. He crossed to France last April and was in many hot scrapes, out of which he escaped scatheless until the day he fell. Murdo was a general favourite and the sympathy of the whole community goes out to his two young children, his aged parents, and, his brothers and sisters in their sore bereavement.
Pummal
Last address in Lewis: 2 Geshader,
Son of Malcolm and Kirsty Macleod,
Married in Glasgow to girl from Skye. Had 2 children.
Service unit: Seaforth Highlanders
Year of birth: 1886
Date of death: 13 October 1918 at the age of 35
Killed in action in France
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry
Had been resident in Glasgow for more than 12 years
Murdo was one of the children of Malcolm (1850) and Christina (1861), the others being Ann, Christina (1895), George (1887) and William (1898).
His brother William served in the RNR, but survived the war.
Stornoway Gazette, 28 February 1919
A wave of sorrow passed over Geshader some time ago when It became known that Pte. Murdo MacLeod, Seaforths, eldest son of Mr Malcolm MacLeod, 2 Geshader, was killed, in action on 13th October last. He was first reported missing and some slight hopes were entertained for his safety for a month or two until his commanding officer notified his wife that he had been killed in action on the above date. Murdo left his home in Geshader about twelve years ago and settled in Glasgow, where he was employed for some time as a railway porter and latterly on the sub-way, until he was called up about eighteen months ago. He crossed to France last April and was in many hot scrapes, out of which he escaped scatheless until the day he fell. Murdo was a general favourite and the sympathy of the whole community goes out to his two young children, his aged parents, and, his brothers and sisters in their sore bereavement.
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