John Macleod, 56 Leurbost

Private JOHN MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 56 Leurbost,
Son of John and Christine MacDonald MacLeod, of 56, Leurbost
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7482
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 12 April 1917 at the age of 28
Killed in action in France
Interred: Athies Communal Cemetery Extension, grave F. 15.
Mentioned on family gravestone in Crossbost Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost
Went to France in September 1914

John appears in the 1891 census, aged 2, the son of John (48) and Christy (40) and brother of Christy (14), Donald (7) and Murdo (4).

His brother Murdo served in the RNR but survived the war.

Battalion war diary
The battalion is in action around Fampoux, northern France.

The posts [established the previous night] were maintained until the attack of the 9th Div when they were shelled out by the bombardment of our own artillery. 2 men were killed, 4 wounded and a Lewis gun put out of action. 

Roderick Maclean, 53 Leurbost

Lance Corporal RODERICK MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 53 Leurbost,
Service unit: Military Police Corps
Service number: P/11160
Enlisted at Stornoway
Resided at Camlackie
Date of death: 8 June 1919
Died of illness contracted in Mesopotamia
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost
Twice wounded

Angus Macleod, 46 Leurbost

Seaman ANGUS MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 46 Leurbost,
Son of Angus and Marion Macleod
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Snipe
Service number: 973997
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 27
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Donald John Mackenzie, 44 Leurbost

Date of death in image incorrect

Private DONALD JOHN MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 44 Leurbost,
Son of John MacKenzie, of 44, Leurbost
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6784
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 13 May 1915 at the age of 22
Died of gas poisoning at Boulogne
Interred: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, grave VIII. C. 42
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost
Had been with 3rd Seaforths for 6 years, went to front at start of war

Hector Martin, 43B Leurbost

Seaman HECTOR MARTIN
Last address in Lewis: 43B Leurbost,
Son of Donald and Christina Martin, of 43, Leurbost
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Wallington
Service number: 12121/DA
Date of birth: 13 June 1898
Date of death: 1 July 1918 at the age of 21
Died of influenza
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Hector appears in the 1901 census, aged 3, the son of Donald (50) and Christy (45) and brother of Murdo (15), Roderick (9) and Mary (7).

Stornoway Gazette, 12 July 1918
On Tuesday 2nd July 1918, the sad news reached Leurbost of the death of Hector Martin, HMT, 29 years of age), 43 Leurbost. Only a few days before, a letter had been received from deceased himself, with the information that he was in his usual health. It is understood that he contracted the mysterious disease meantime so prevalent in all parts of the kingdom, which later developed into pneumonia. The remains were brought to Stornoway and were interred in Crossbost Cemetery on Sunday 7 July. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents who have another son, Neil, in hospital for over a year, suffering from trench fever.

Angus Macdonald, 42 Leurbost

Seaman ANGUS MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 42 Leurbost,
Son of Allan and Mary MacDonald;
Husband of Mary MacDonald, of 42, Leurbost
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Imperieuse
Service number: 1830/D
Date of birth: November 1873
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 44
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Angus appears in the 1881 census, aged 8, the son of Allan (41) and Mary (41), and brother of Maggie (13) Mordina (13), Murdo (12), Peter (10), Annabella (5) and Alexander (2). 

His brother Murdo served in the Seaforth Highlanders and survived the war.

Peter Macdonald, 41 Leurbost

Private PETER MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 41 Leurbost,
Son of Donald and Christina Macdonald, of 41, Leurbost Lochs, Stornoway.
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7449
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 12 April 1916 at the age of 19
Killed in action in Mesopotamia
Interred: Amara War Cemetery, Iraq, II. D. 3
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Peter appears in the 1901 census, aged 3, the son of Donald (57) and Christy (45), and brother of Isabella (19), Murdo (16), Margaret (13), Mary Ann (11). The 1891 census also shows Murdo aged 7, and his older siblings Roderick (13), Chirstina (11)..

His brother Murdo was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland, only a month later; his brother Roderick served in the RNR but survived the war. 

Murdo Macdonald, 41 Leurbost

Seaman MURDO MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 41 Leurbost,
Son of Donald and Christina McLeod McDonald, of Leurbost;
Husband of Mary McRae McDonald, of Leurbost,
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Defense
Service number: 2964/B
Date of birth: 1884
Date of death: 31 May 1916 at the age of 31
Lost at the Battle of Jutland.
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 18,
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost
Had been married for only 3 weeks

Murdo appears in the 1901 census, aged 16, the son of Donald (57) and Christy (45), and brother of Isabella (19), Margaret (13) and Mary Ann (11). The 1891 census also shows Murdo aged 7, and his older siblings Roderick (13) and Chirstina (11).

His brother Peter was killed in action serving with the Seaforth Highlanders only a month before; his brother Roderick served in the RNR but survived the war.

Murdo Maclean, 39 Leurbost

Seaman MURDO MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 39 Leurbost,
Son of Alexander and Marion Maclean, of 39, Lurebost, Lochs, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Snipe
Service number: 974252
Date of birth: 1887
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 31
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Murdo appears in the 1891 census, aged 4, the son of Alexander (35) and Marion (32), and brother of Margaret (7).

His brother Alex also served in the RNR, but survived the war.

Roderick John Macdonald, 36 Leurbost

Gunner RODERICK JOHN MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 36 Leurbost,
Son of Murdo and Maggie Macdonald, of 36, Lurebost, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Wallington
Service number: 2966/A
Date of birth: 13 June 1891
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 27
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Roderick appears in the 1901 census, aged 10, the son of Murdo (46) and Maggie (40) and brother of Murdo (17), Christy (12), Maggie (7) and Murdina (3).

His brother Murdo served in the Cameron Highlanders, and survived the war.

Donald Maclean, 35 Leurbost

Seaman DONALD MACLEAN
Last address in Lewis: 35 Leurbost,
Son of George and Isabella Maclean;
Husband of Annie Maclean, of 35, Lurebost, Lochs, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Colleen
Service number: 2820/B
Date of birth: 17 March 1870
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 48
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Donald appears in the 1871 census, aged 3, the son of George (44) and Isabella (33) and brother of Peggy (10), Mary (11), Finlay (10), Murdo (5) and Angus (3 months). A decade later, George (3) and John (1) are added to the family.

Donald Smith, 34 Leurbost

Gunner DONALD SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 34 Leurbost,
Son of Roderick Smith, of 34, Lurebost, Lochs, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Emperor of India
Service number: 2972/A
Date of birth: 26 June 1891
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 27
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Donald appears in the 1901 census, aged 10, the son of Roderick (40) and Catherine (39) and brother of David (14), Bella Ann (12), Mary (8), Catherine (5) and Roderick (3).

David Macdonald, 34 Leurbost

Piper DAVID MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 34 Leurbost,
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders and 4th Highland Light Infantry
Service number: 7392
Date of death: 27 August 1915 at the age of 40
Died of a brain haemorrhage.
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Served 12 years in Seaforths, including Kitchener's reconquest of the Sudan. Re-enlisted August 1914 but was discharged from 4th HLI on 18/03/1915

Kenneth Smith, 28 Leurbost

Seaman KENNETH SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 28 Leurbost,
Son of Murdo and Mary Smith of Luerbost
Husband of Annie Smith, of 28A, Luerbost,
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Pembroke
Service number: 1956D
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 41
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 32
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Kenneth appears in the 1881 census, aged 7, the son of Murdo (40) and Mary (38) and brother of Angus (13), Mary (11), Chirsty (5), Kenneth (3) and Mary (1).

He was referred to as Kenneth Mor [Big Kenneth); his brother Kenneth Beag [Little Kenneth] also served in the RNR but survived the war.

Donald Maciver, 26C Leurbost

Seaman DONALD MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 26C Leurbost,
Son of Murdo and Mary Maciver, of 26, Lurebost, Lochs, Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Recepto
Service number: 3242/B
Date of birth: 20 November 1878
Date of death: 24 February 1917 at the age of 38
Died of pneumonia after being rescued from mined ship
Interred: Crossbost Cemetery
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Donald appears in the censuses of 1881, 1891 and 1901. In 1881, he is aged 3, the son of Murdo (38) and Mary (35), and has Mary (6) and Chirsty (1) as siblings.

Murdo Smith, 26 Leurbost

Seaman MURDO SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 26 Leurbost,
Son of John Smith
Service unit: Merchant Marine Reserve
Date of death: April 1917
Died in sinking of ship
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

Alexander Maciver, 26 Leurbost

Seaman ALEX MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 26 Leurbost,
Son of Donald and Margaret Maciver, of 26, Luerbost.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Viknor
Service number: 2523A
Date of birth: 2 June 1889
Date of death: 13 January 1915 at the age of 24
Ship sunk by mine
Mentioned on family gravestone in Crossbost Cemetery, Lewis
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 14

Alexander appears in the 1889 census, aged 1, the son of Donald (45) and Margaret (34), and grandson of Roderick (81) and Ann (74), at Trantom Cottage. Also present are his siblings Mary (10), Isabella (5) and Ann (4). A decade later, Johanna (8), Murdo (6), Roderick (5), George (2) and Donald (6 months) have joined the family; grandfather Roderick is aged 90 by that time.

His brother Roderick served in the Gordon Highlanders, and Murdo was in the RNR. These two survived the war. 

Murdo Smith, 25 Leurbost

Quartermaster MURDO SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 25 Leurbost
Son of Isabella Smith (nee McLeod), of 25, Lurebost, and the late John Smith.
Service unit: Merchant Marine, SS Ava
Date of death: 26 January 1917 at the age of 30
Ship presumed sunk by U-boat
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial,
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

His brother Kenneth Murdo is also listed as serving during the war, which he survived. 

Kenneth Smith, 25 Leurbost

Private KENNETH SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 25 Leurbost,
Service unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 9079
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 1 July 1916
Killed in action at the Somme
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15C
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost
Was wounded twice previously

War diary entry 

John Mackenzie, 25 Leurbost

Private JOHN MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 25 Leurbost,
Son of Roderick Mackenzie
Service unit: 2nd Gordon Highlanders
Service number: 3/5593
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 11 March 1915 at the age of 26
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, panel 39 to 41
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost