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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:45 pm    Post subject: Kinloch War Memorial Reply with quote

Stands outside the new Kinloch cemetery along the A859 Stornoway to Tarbert road, ¼ mile south of Keose and ½ mile east of Laxay. Includes casualties from the villages of Keose, Laxay, Balallan, Arivruaich and the district of Eishken.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:23 pm    Post subject: Pictures Reply with quote


Kinloch War Memorial


Eastern Panel - includes a Boer War casualty. Apologies for slightly fuzzy quality.


Central Panel. The full text at the top of this panel is legible on the first picture in this post, and has been transcribed below.


Western Panel
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kinloch War Memorial
Mar Chuimhneachan

In Memory of all those from Kinloch
who fought and died
for Freedom
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Laxay, Boer War 1899-1902

5 - J Mackenzie, Seaforths, died 1900 aged 26

Laxay, 1914-1918

8 - A Mackenzie, Camerons, died 14.10.1915 aged 21
9A - A Maciver, Can Eng, died 10.08.1916 aged 34
10 - RA Mackenzie, Gordons, died 29.10.1914 aged 22
12 - D Maciver, Scot Rifles, died 23.9.1918 aged 27
14 - A Mackenzie, Australians, died 1.6.1917 aged 34
18 - G Macdonald, Can F A, 10.9.1918 aged 29
21B - D Morrison, Royal I Fus, died 1.8.1918 aged 23
22 - D Ferguson, KOSB, died 21.5.1915 aged 34
25 - J Macleod, RNRT, died 1.1.1919 aged 24
27 - A Montgomery, Seaforths, died 25.4.1915 aged 28
29 - K Macleod, Can Inf, died 23.11.1918 aged 27

Laxay 1939-1945

19A - CA Macdonald, WAAF, died 8.12.1945 aged 23
30 - J Ferguson, Seaforths, died 3.10.1944 aged 36
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Arivruaich 1914-1918

1 - A Macaskill, Seaforths, died 23.3.1918 aged 31
4 - J Morrison, HLI, died 19.12.1914 aged 30
11 - K Mackenzie, Seaforths, died 24.3.1916 aged 22

Keose, Boer War 1899-1902

10 - A Macaulay, Seaforths, died 1901 aged 28

Keose, 1939-1945

1 - R Smith, Camerons, died 28.7.1917 aged 24
12 - J Mackay, Can M R, died 5.6.1916 aged 29

Knockiandue School
1914-1918

WA Bruce, Royal High, died 20.6.1915 aged 26
DR Mackay, Royal Scots, died 1.2.1918 aged 31

Keose, 1939-1945

8 - A Macleod, RNR, died 1.3.1942 aged 34
14 - AJ Macaulay, REME, died 31.5.1940 aged 28

Seaforth Head 1914-1918

PM Macrae, Nor Reg, died 22.12.1917 aged 31

Seaforth Head 1939-1945

HR Macrae, Pioneers, died 4.6.1942 aged 41
(Eishken) C Macrae, ATS, died 15.9.1942 aged 25

Note on last casualty: This female casualty lastly lived at Eishken, 7 miles southeast of Balallan
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Balallan 1914-1918

2 - D Mackinnon, Seaforths, died 12.10.1916 aged 35
4 - F Montgomery, RNR, died 8.9.1917 aged 31
5 - D Macdonald, Camerons, died 18.9.1918 aged 41
14 - N Macdonald, RGA, died 26.4.1918 aged 23
17 - MJ Macleod, Camerons, died 29.5.1915 aged 25
18 - M Macleod, RNR, died 1.1.1919 aged 20
19 - J Macdonald, Argentine, died 11.4.1917 aged 29
20B - D Macleod, RNR, died 30.9.1918 aged 38
21A - M Martin, RNR, died 1.1.1919 aged 39
27 - CA Smith, Seaforths, died 28.6.1918 aged 36
29 - M Kennedy, Camerons, died 5.11.1914 aged 31
30 - M Macaulay, Seaforths, died 1.3.1915 aged 27
39A - D Macleod, RAMC, died 14.8.1918 aged 39
39A - J Macleod, Can Inf, died 8.2.1919 aged 37
39A - RD Macleod, A&SH, died 29.9.1915 aged 25
39A - DM Sneddon, RS Fus, died 18.1.1916 aged 15 (sic)
39B - J Macleod, A&SH, died 14.10.1916 aged 34
46 - G Mackenzie, Camerons, died 11.11.1914 aged 23
49 - M Mackenzie, Seaforths, died 4.10.1917 aged 23
60A - J Mackenzie, Camerons, died 4.4.1918 aged 26
67 - N Mackinnon, A&SH, died 14.3.1917 aged 29

Balallan 1939-1945

14 - D Macdonald, RHA, died 4.9.1944 aged 33
16 - J Smith, RNR, died 4.8.1943 aged 46
39B - D Macleod, MN, died 4.1.1943 aged 27
39B - AJ Macleod, Nav Aux, died 14.1.1944 aged 22
75 - M Macleod, Seaforths, 8.4.1944 aged 30
Seaforth Head - A Macarthur, Royal Art, died 12.2.1944 aged 20
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