Showing posts with label highland light infantry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label highland light infantry. Show all posts

John Smith, Ormiclate, South Uist

Sergeant Piper JOHN SMITH
Last known address in South Uist: Ormiclate

Son of John Smith, of 16, Ormiclate, Lochboisdale, Isle of South Uist.
Service unit: 1st Highland Light Infantry
Service number: 11448
Enlisted at Glasgow
Date of death: 7 July 1916 at the age of 24
Died in Mesopotamia
Interred: Amara War Cemetery, grave VII. D. 7
Local memorial: South Uist

John Macintyre, Howmore, South Uist

Private JOHN MACINTYRE
Last known address in South Uist: Howmore
Service unit: Highland Light Infantry
Date of death: not known
Local memorial: South Uist

Murdo Macdonald, North Boisdale, South Uist

Private MURDO MACDONALD
Son of Farquhar and Kirsty Mackay
Last known address in South Uist: 327 North Boisdale
Service unit: Highland Light Infantry
Service number: 13517
Enlisted at Glasgow
Date of death: 20 June 1916
Killed in action
Interred: Authuile Military Cemetery, grave E. 18
Local memorial: South Uist

Murdo appears in the 1901 census aged 16, the son of Farquhar (56) and Christina (47) and brother of James (20), Kate (18), Penelope (13), Angus (12), Ronald (10) and Marian (8). 

Donald A Maclean, Middlequarter, North Uist

Lance Corporal DONALD A MACLEAN
Son of Donald and Catherine McLean, of Middlequarter, North Uist.
Last known address in North Uist: 10 Middlequarter
Service unit: 15th Highland Light Infantry (1st Glasgow)
Service number: 13488
Enlisted at Glasgow
Date of death: 22 November 1916
Died of wounds
Interred: Couin British Cemetery, VI. B. 11

Norman Macdonald, Tigharry, North Uist

Private NORMAN MACDONALD
Last known address in North Uist: Tigharry, North Uist
Son of Donald John MacDonald,
Husband of Roberta MacDonald, of 28, Douglas St., Partick, Glasgow.
Service unit: 3rd Highland Light Infantry
Service number: 34651
Enlisted at Glasgow
Date of death: 13 February 1917 at the age of 29
Interred: Edinburgh (Comely Bank) Cemetery, D. 22
Local memorial: North Uist

Peter Mcusbie, Tarbert, Harris

Private PETER MACUSBIC
Last known address in Harris:  Tarbert
Son of Angus and Catherin Mcusbie, of Bayview Cottage, Tarbert, Harris, Inverness-shire. Employee of Glasgow Corporation. Enlisted in 1914.
Service unit: 15th Highland Light Infantry
Service number: 13109
Enlisted at Glasgow
Date of death: 3 July 1916 at the age of 23
Killed in action
Cemetery: Serre Road Cemetery No.2, grave XVI. B. 7.