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| Name | From | War |
| Deck Hand Malcolm Nicolson (Merchant Navy) | WWI | |
| Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross:
Deck Hand Nicolson (44) was born in Portree and lived at Brogaig with his parents, Neil and Ann Nicolson. He was married to Elizabeth, and was living in Glasgow when the war started. He had been at sea for many years, and was serving on board the SS Lodaner (formerly the SS Ancroft) on a voyage from Bilbao to Glasgow with a cargo of iron ore. On 14th April 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk by the German Submarine UB73 in the Irish Sea. Deck Hand Nicolson was amongst thirty-two members of the crew who were lost. He is commemorated on the Towerhill Memorial in London. He is also commemorated on the Staffin War Memorial, as having served with the RNRs. | ||
| Private Donald MacDonald (7th Cameron Highlanders) | Glasphein | WWI |
| son of Iain Dhòmhnaill Bhig (who was a brother of Murdo).
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part IV) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of Donald): S/27375 Private MacDonald (22) was born in Edinburgh and lived at 8 Glasphein with his father, John MacDonald after his mother had died. He was working in Edinburgh when he went to Ripon in Yorkshire to enlist into the Cameron Highlanders. He was sent to France in 1916 and was involved in the Battle of the Somme, where he was wounded on two occasions. He was wounded a third time in an attack on German defences east of the Ypres-Menin Road in July 1917. He was removed to hospital at Poperinge where he died from his third wound on 9th July 1917. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military cemetery in Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| 2nd Lieutenant John Angus MacKinnon (2nd Royal Berkshire Regiment) | WWI | |
| We are presuming this man is Seonaidh Angus Thearlaich Lachlainn - IS THIS RIGHT?
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part IV) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of John Angus): 2nd Lieutenant MacKinnon (22) was born in Staffin and lived at Stenscholl with his parents, Donald and Mary Mackinnon. He was working in MacDonald Fraser's office in Portree when he originally enlisted into the 4th Cameron Highlanders and went to France with them in February 1915. He was wounded at Festubert in May 1915. After the Battle of Loos in September 1915, he was selected to train as an officer. In November 1916 he was Gazetted as a 2nd Lieutenant and sent to join the Royal Berkshire Regiment. It was during an attack on Passchendale Ridge, on 22nd August 1917, that he was killed in action. His body was never found and he is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Staffin War Memorial. | ||
| Sergeant Murdo MacKinnon (Royal Army Service Corps) | Stenscholl | WWI |
| brother of Lachan Dhòmhnaill and a grand uncle of John 'Bertie' Mackenzie.
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of Murdo): M2/192948 Sergeant Mackinnon (36) was born in Kilmuir and lived at 28 Stenscholl with his parents, John and Margaret Mackinnon. He was working in Malaya as a planter when the war was declared. He came home to Britain and enlisted in June 1916 at Inverness. He was sent to Mesopotamia and was serving with 962nd Mechanical Transport Company. While he was out there, he contracted a disease and died as a result on 18th April 1918. He is buried in Basra War Cemetery in Iraq. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. Murdo's brother, Alexander, was killed in action during the Boer War on 26th April 1901. Alexander is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Private Malcolm MacDonald (9th Black Watch) | Stenscholl | WWI |
| son of Calum Breabadair (Malcolm the weaver) and his wife, Catriona
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part IV) by G Ross: S/19707 Private MacDonald was born at Staffin, and at the time of his enlistment into the Black Watch, he was living in Dunblane. He arrived in France in the summer of 1915 and had taken part in the main battles of 1915 and 1916. He also fought at the Battle of Arras in the spring of 1917. It was during an attack to capture German trenches on Frenzenburg Ridge on 24th August 1917 that he was killed in action. As he has no known grave, he is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. * * Malcolm was a brother of Lance Corporal Angus MacDonald who was killed on 17th May 1916. The name of Malcolm's brother Angus is immediately above that of Malcolm on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Private Norman MacLeod (8th/10th Gordon Highlanders) | Clachan | WWI |
| known locally as Tormod a' Ghobha (Norman, son of the smith), and said to be an uncle of Micky and Ruairidh 'Gobha' Macleod who live in Clachan in 2000
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part IV) by G Ross: S/40479 Private MacLeod (27) was born in Staffin and lived at 12 Clachan with his parents, Roderick and Ann Macleod. He originally enlisted into the Cameron Highlanders at Glasgow and went to France with them. He was transferred to the Gordon Highlanders as a battle casualty replacement and was serving with them at the Railway Triangle near Arras on 10th April 1917 when he was killed in action. As he has no known grave, he is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Private Alexander Nicolson (4th Seaforth Highlanders) | Brogaig | WWI |
| known locally as Ailig Iain Thormoid, he lived at a half of 1 Brogaig
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross: S/41417 Private Nicolson (19) lived at Brogaig in Staffin, the son of John and Catherine Nicolson. The family had moved to Brogaig after his father had been drowned in Orkney, and he was brought up by an uncle. He enlisted into the Cameron Highlanders straight from school in 1916. He went to France and was possibly wounded. He was transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders, and was serving in trenches on the Beaumetz-Morchies Line when the Germans made their desperate counter attack in March 1918 and he was wounded. He was removed to the main hospital at Wimereux where he died as a result of his wounds on 28th March 1918. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery in France. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. His brother, Norman, was killed in action on 2nd August 1918. | ||
| Private Norman Nicolson (1st/5th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | Brogaig | WWI |
| known locally as Tormod Iain Thormoid, his brother Alexander was also killed in WW1. Locally it is remembered that one brother was in Portree School and the other was in the Nicolson Institute. When the latter heard his brother had enlisted in the war, he came and enlisted. The two were killed (Alec and Norman) - they were just 17 and 18 years old. Their father, Alasdair Mór, had been drowned at the fishing.
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross: S/9771 Private Nicolson was born at Brogaig and lived there with his parents, John and Catherine Nicolson. He was living at Montrose when he enlisted into the Argylls and was sent to Gallipoli. He was on the Peninsula until the evacuation at the end of 1916. From there he went to defend the Suez Canal. He returned to France in April 1918 and took part in the Battle of the Marne where he was wounded at the attack on Beugneux Ridge at Senlis. It was there on 2nd August 1918 that he died as a result of his wounds. He is buried in Senlis French National Cemetery in Oise in France. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. Norman's brother, Alexander, was also killed in action on 28th March 1918. | ||
| Private William Gillies (1st/8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | Digg | WWI |
| Brother of Floraidh Phàdraig - they stayed in the old home of Angus Gillies (at Cnoc Lungol). Photos were taken of somebody and, on the four occasions that the photos were taken, someone appeared in the photos without a head. He left shortly after that, and tragically he had his head blown off in battle. Peadar an t-Saighdeir was his nephew. | ||
| John Macintosh Fraser (Camerons) | WWI | |
| Màiri Mutch remembers his father as being a policeman. He stayed in the Retreat. A Fraser policeman from the Retreat had been shell shocked. | ||
| Private Hector Morrison (Gordon Highlanders) | WWI | |
| Medical core, son of a Missionary ('Ceistear')
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross: S/22876 Private Morrison was born in Barvas and lived in Staffin with his parents, Malcolm and Mary Morrison. His father was a church missionary in Staffin. He originally enlisted into the Royal Army Medical Corps and served as a stretcher-bearer in France. He was posted to the Gordon Highlanders and at the time of his death was attached to the 2nd/14th London Regiment. On 31st July 1918, during the Battle of the Marne, he was killed in action as he moved about the battlefield. He is buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery on the Marne. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Private Duncan MacLean (1st Highland Light Infantry) | WWI | |
| Uncle of Duchan Mór who married to Margaret, Clachan
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross: 35510 Private Maclean (40) was born in Staffin and lived at Clachan with his parents, Ewen and Mary Maclean. His wife was also Mary, and Duncan was living in Strachur when he enlisted into the HLI in Edinburgh. He was sent with his Battalion to France in 1914 and then to Mesopotamia in 1916. He took part in the actions to capture Baghdad, and it was whilst there that he contracted some disease and died as a result on 5th November 1918. He is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery in Iraq. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Trooper Hugh MacDonald (10th Cameron Highlanders) | Clachan | WWI |
| His mother was a sister of Calum Crubach's wife. Another sister of hers was married to Iain Uilleim from Clachan. Seonaidh Alasdair Uilleim was married to Effie, a sister of Seonaidh Gillies from Clachan where Rachel lived.
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross: S/25670 Trooper MacDonald was born in Staffin and lived at Clachan with his parents, Mr and Mrs Thomas Martin. He originally enlisted into the Lovat Scouts at Denistoun in Glasgow where he was living at the time. He was sent to Gallipoli and served there until the evacuation at the end of 1915. He then went to Salonika in October 1916 and took part in the attack at Samlah in October 1917. He contracted disease and died as a result on 10th January 1918. He is buried in Mikra British Cemetery in Kalamaria in Greece. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. On the War Memorial he is shown as serving in the Lovat Scouts. |
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| Private Donald MacLean (6th Canadian Garrison Regiment) | Brogaig | WWI |
| Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross:
2700251 Private Maclean (46) was born in Stenscholl in Staffin, the son of Alexander and Annie Maclean. He had emigrated to Nova Scotia with his wife, Catherine. It was while in Nova Scotia that he enlisted into the Canadian Army. After service overseas, he returned to Canada at the end of the War. On 19th July 1920 he died in Nova Scotia as a result of his war service. He is buried in Margaret Centre Cemetery in Nova Scotia in Canada. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial *. * On the war memorial, he is shown as 'Spr' Donald Maclean, and as serving in the Royal Engineers. | ||
| Deck hand Ewen MacQueen (Royal Naval Reserve) | Stenscholl | WWI |
| known locally as Eòghann Lachlainn Mhóir
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part V) by G Ross: 19563/DA Deck Hand MacQueen (34) was born in Staffin and lived at 2 Stenscholl. He enlisted in the Royal Naval Reserve, and served in Armed Merchant Ships. After the War, he was still serving at Great Yarmouth on 5th May 1919 when he died as a result of his service at sea. He is buried in Great Yarmouth Cemetery in Norfolk. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Trooper Alexander Mackinnon (Lovat Scouts) | WWI | |
| known locally as Sandaidh Eoghainn
(killed in 1901 in the South African War - he was the only man killed in battle that day) Extract below from the Roll of Honour by G Ross: 8829 Trooper Mackinnon (24) was born in Staffin, the son of Ewen and Margaret Mackinnon of 28 Stenscholl. He enlisted for South African service at Beauly in February 1900. He was shot by a Boer sniper at Berryslaagte on 26th April 1901. He is buried in South Africa, close to where he fell. He is commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. He is the only Boer war casualty to appear on any war memorial in Skye or Lochalsh. His brother, Murdo, was killed in action in France on 25th April 1918. | ||
| Seaman James Buchanan (Royal Navy) | Flodigarry | WWII |
| known locally as Seumas Dhòmhnaill Sheòrais
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part VI) by G Ross: D/JX169419 Seaman Buchanan (22) was born in Flodigarry and lived at Stenscholl, the younger son of Donald and Margaret Buchanan. He was serving in the Far East on board HMS Tenedos, a Royal Navy Destroyer, when she was attacked and sunk by carrier borne Japanese aircraft on 5th April 1942 in Colombo Harbour in Ceylon. Seaman Buchanan was among the thirty-three members of the crew who were lost. He is buried in Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery in Sri Lanka. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Seaman John MacPherson (Merchant Navy) | Dìg | WWII |
| known locally as Seonaidh Thormoid
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part VI) by G Ross: Seaman Macpherson (29) was born in Digg in Staffin. He had been in the Merchant Navy for many years. On 9th February 1941 he was serving on board the SS Courland which was in convoy in the North Atlantic when she was sunk by the German Submarine U37. Seaman Macpherson was rescued and taken on board the SS Brandenburg which was also sunk a few hours later. There was only one survivor out of both crews. Seaman Macpherson is commemorated on the Towerhill Memorial in London. He is also commemorated on the Staffin War Memorial. | ||
| Seaman Alexander Nicolson (Merchant Navy) | 6 Glasphein | WWII |
| Chrisann Cole's brother - he and Alasdair from 4 Glas pheighinn were killed together, along with a Bain from Waternish. Four Skye men were on board on the fateful night, and a man by the name of Niall Lachlainn was the only one of the four who was not killed.
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part VI) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of Alasdair): Seaman Nicolson (21) was born at 6 Glasphein in Staffin on 19th July 1918. He lived there with his parents, John and Christina Nicolson. He had been serving in the Merchant navy since he left Digg public school. On the night of 29th/30th July 1940 he was serving on board the SS Moidart on a voyage between two British ports with a cargo of cement, when she struck a German mine. Although there were survivors, Seaman Nicolson was not amongst them. He is commemorated on the Towerhill Memorial in London. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. His cousin and next door neighbour (also called Alexander Nicolson) and John Bain of Waternish also died at this time. | ||
| Seaman Alexander Nicolson (Merchant Navy) | 5 Glasphein | WWII |
| known locally as Alasdair 'ain Alasdair, he also had a pet name of 'Atto'
Four Skye men were on board on the fateful night, and a man by the name of Niall Lachlainn was the only one of the four who was not killed. Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part VI) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of Alasdair) Seaman Nicolson (33) was born in Staffin and lived at 5 Glasphein with his parents, Alexander and Mary Nicolson. He had been at sea for many years before the war began. On the night of 29th/30th July 1940 he was serving on board the SS Moidart on a voyage between two British ports laden with cement when she struck a German mine in the North Sea. Although there were some survivors, Seaman Nicolson was not amongst them. He is commemorated on the Towerhill Memorial in London. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. His cousin and next door neighbour (also Alexander Nicolson, of 6 Glasphein) was killed at this time, as well as John Bain of Waternish. | ||
| Seaman Iain MacLeod (Merchant Navy) | Clachan | WWII |
| known locally as Iain a Tobhta
The name of Alasdair a Ruaidh has been connected to Iain Macleod. This perhaps relates to Iain's father, who was Alexander.
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part VI) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of Iain): Seaman Macleod (21) was born in Staffin and lived at Clachan with his parents, Alexander and Annie Macleod. He had joined the Merchant Navy when he was 18 years old. He was serving on board the SS San Derwent in the Mediterranean. On 30th May 1944 he was accidentally drowned in Casablanca as he was taking another sailor to his ship in a rowing boat which overturned. He is buried in Ben M'Sik European Cemetery in Casablanca. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission stone was placed on his grave in 1958. | ||
| Private Samuel Lamont (Royal Army Service Corps) | Garafad | WWII |
| known locally as Somhairle Dhòmhnaill Dhonnchaidh
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part VI) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of Somhairle): Private Lamont (27) was born in Staffin on 21st January 1923 and lived at 20 Garafad with his parents, Donald and Peggie Lamont. He was called up during the war and served in the Royal Army Service Corps. When the war ended he became a fisherman and it was whilst fishing on 11th April 1951 that the trawler in which he was 2nd engineer was sunk off The Lizard in Cornwall. His body was never found. He is commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Private Duncan A MacLeod (Lovat Scouts) | Maligar | WWII |
| known locally as Donnchadh Eoghainn
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part VI) by G Ross: 326141 Private Macleod (29) was born in Staffin and lived at Malagar, with his parents Mr and Mrs Ewan Macleod. He had enlisted into the Lovat Scouts before the beginning of the war. He was involved in intensive training in the UK when he died as a result of his service on 13th March 1942. His body was carried home and interred in Clachan Cemetery in Staffin. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. | ||
| Private John Matheson (6th Cameron Highlanders) | Stenscholl/Ellishadder | WWI |
| Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part IV) by G Ross (wherein there is a photo of John):
S/23231 Private Matheson (21) was born in Kilmuir and lived at Stenscholl and Ellishadder with his parents, John and Barbara Matheson. He enlisted into the Cameron Highlanders at Uig in September 1914 and arrived in France in the summer of 1915. He was serving in B Company of the 6th Camerons in the Battle of the Ancre when he was wounded on 22nd January 1917 at Seven Elms near Martinpuch. He died as a result of his wounds on 23rd January 1917 and is buried in Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery in France. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial *. * wherein his name is spelt 'Mathieson'. | ||
| Lance Corporal Angus MacDonald (5th Seaforth Highlanders) | Stenscholl | WWI |
| son of the Weaver.
Extract below from the Roll of Honour (Part III) by G Ross: 4104 Lance Corporal MacDonald (32) was born in Staffin. He was living at 10 Stenscholl with his parents, Malcolm and Catherine MacDonald. He enlisted into the Seaforth Highlanders at Glasgow in 1914. He embarked with them to France in May 1915. In March 1916 they took over trenches from the French at Ariane on the main Arras-Souchez Road. It was near there on 17th May 1916 that he took part in a trench raid at Roclincourt and received wounds from which he died that day. He is buried in Maroeuil British Cemetery. He is also commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. His brother, Malcolm, serving in the Black Watch, was killed on 24th August 1917. | ||
| Trooper Alexander Mackinnon (Lovat Scouts) | Stenscholl | The Boer War |
| known locally as Sandaidh Eoghainn
(killed in 1901 in the South African War - he was the only man killed in battle that day) Extract below from the Roll of Honour by G Ross: 8829 Trooper Mackinnon (24) was born in Staffin, the son of Ewen and Margaret Mackinnon of 28 Stenscholl. He enlisted for South African service at Beauly in February 1900. He was shot by a Boer sniper at Berryslaagte on 26th April 1901. He is buried in South Africa, close to where he fell. He is commemorated on the Staffin war memorial. He is the only Boer war casualty to appear on any war memorial in Skye or Lochalsh. His brother, Murdo, was killed in action in France on 25th April 1918. | ||