Last address in Lewis: 3 Portvoller
Service: Royal Naval Reserve, Patrol Service, HMS Lady Elsa
Service number: LT/JX 242662
Date of death: 1 September 1944 at the age of 38
Died in Addington Govt Hospital, Durban, of head injuries sustained on 27 August 1944.
Interred: Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery, Block F. Grave 458.
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Seaman MURDO DONALD MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 6 Portvoller
Son of Murdo and Jessie Macdonald, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Service: Royal Naval Reserve, Patrol Service
Service number: LT/X10896B
Date of death: 20 October 1940 at the age of 22
Lost on HMT Waveflower mined off Aldeburgh
Memorial: Lowestoft Naval, panel 2, column 2
Local memorial: Point, Garrabost
Able Seaman EVANDER MACRAE
Last address in Lewis: 8 Portvoller
Service: Merchant Navy, MV Pizarro
Date of death: 31 January 1941 at the age of 30
Lost on ship sunk by Italian submarine
Memorial: Tower Hill, panel 82
Mentioned on family gravestone in Eye Cemetery, Lewis
Local memorial: Point, Garrabost
With connections to this village
Sub-Lieutenant IVOR MORGAN MACLEOD REES
Son of Arthur Rees and of Christine Rees (nee Macleod); husband of Helen Rees (nee Davidson).
Service: Royal Navy, HMS Eagle
Date of death: 10 March 1942 at the age of 22
Killed in action
Memorial: Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay 3, panel 1
Captain WALTER LEWIS MACLEOD GILMOUR
Son of Walter Allison Gilmour and Margaret MacLeod Gilmour, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Service: New Zealand Medical Corps
Service number: 31135
Date of death: 30 November 1941 at the age of 35
Interred: Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, grave 6. E. 9.
Leading Aircraftman ANGUS VICTOR MACLEOD GILMOUR
Son of Walter and Margaret MacLeod Gilmour, of Auckland City.
Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Service number: 402457
Date of death: 21 November 1941 at the age of 21
Interred: Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery, grave Pbyn. Block D, Row 19, Grave 26.
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Sub-lieutenant ANGUS MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: Tiumpan Head Lighthouse, Portvoller
Son of Norman and Ann Grace MacLeod, of Rosemarkie, Ross and Cromarty.
Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Date of death: 29 October 1943 at the age of 24
Interred: Edinburgh (Liberton) Cemetery, sec. N, joint grave 255
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