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Donald Macqueen, Liniclate, Benbecula

Lance Corporal DONALD MACQUEEN
Son of John and Catherine McQueen
Last known address in Benbecula: Liniclate
Service unit: 1st Lovat Scouts
Service number: 1775
Enlisted at Gramsdale
Date of death: 19 January 1916 at the age of 31
Interred: Nunton Old Churchyard
Local memorial: Benbecula

Donald appears in the 1901 census aged 16, the son of John (50) and Catherine (51), and brother of Kate (15), Archy (14), Maggie (12) and Flora (7).

Donald John Maclean, Baleshare, North Uist

Corporal DONALD JOHN MACLEAN
Last known address in North Uist: Baleshare
Service unit: 1st Lovat Scouts (Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps))
Service number: 1664
Enlisted at Westford
Date of death: 9 June 1916
Died in Turkey
Interred: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, XXI. H. 5

John Macdonald, Kyles, North Uist

Corporal JOHN MACDONALD
Last known address in North Uist: Kyles, North Uist
Son of Alexander and Flora MacDonald, of Kylis, Paible, North Uist.
Service unit: 1st Lovat Scouts (Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps))
Service number: 258
Enlisted at Westford
Date of death: 3 October 1915 at the age of 40
Died at home
Interred: Kilmuir Burial Ground
Local memorial: North Uist

John appears in the 1881 census of North Uist aged 6, the son of Alexander (35) and Flora (32), and brother of Ann (4) and Catherine (1).

Donald Macdonald, 1 Hosta, North Uist

Private DONALD MACDONALD
Last known address in North Uist: 1 Hosta, North Uist
Son of Malcolm and Mary Ann MacDonald, of Hosta, North Uist.
Service unit: 1st Lovat Scouts (Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps))
Service number: 1937
Enlisted at Clachan, North Uist
Date of death: 27 September 1915 at the age of 22
Interred: Kilmuir Burial Ground
Local memorial: North Uist

Donald appears in the 1901 census, aged 6, at home in Hosta with his parents Malcolm (50) and Mary Ann (34) as well as his siblings Roderick C (14), Marion (14), Ewen (12), Norman (10), Alexander (4) and Mary (2).

Roderick Maccuish, Middlequarter, North Uist

Private RODERICK MACCUISH
Last known address in North Uist: Middlequarter, North Uist
Son of Donald MacCuish and Marion MacCuish (or MacQuarrie), of Middle Quarter, Lochmaddy, North Uist, Inverness-shire.
Service unit: 1st Lovat Scouts
Service number: 1968
Enlisted at Lochmaddy
Date of death: 12 January 1916 at the age of 23
Died in Egypt
Interred: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, D. 254
Local memorial: North Uist