Faces from the War Memorial. Roll of Honour World War I. This is my personal website, which encompasses the Outer Hebrides, with a strong focus on Lewis and Harris, as well as parts of The Netherlands. The site has an extensive page with links to my work on local war history in the islands. A selection is featured in the links panel, left; there is much more from the War History page itself.

Casualties from the Isle of Harris from World Wars I and II. Casualties from other islands in the Outer Hebrides. This site lists the casualties of World War I and World War II from the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They are listed by village from which they set forth, never to return alive.

War Memorials in the Isle of Lewis. The Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, has made a proportionately large sacrifice in the two World Wars of the 20th century. This war is held to have ended in 1919 in the island on account of the Iolaire Disaster. And Second World War Tribute for Lewis.

Monday, 1 January 2018. This is the full story, as told on this blog in five parts between 6pm on December 31st and 9am on January 1st. The mailsteamer for Stornoway, the Sheila. Is alongside at Kyle, but it very rapidly becomes clear that she has nowhere near enough space to accommodate the hundreds that want to go home to Lewis and Harris. So, a cable is sent to the naval base at Stornoway, and Rear Admiral Boyle sends HMY Iolaire. The former private steamyacht Amalthea.

Ness, Habost, New Cemetery. Faces from the Lewis War Memorial. World War II Tribute for Lewis. This site does not claim to be comprehensive, accurate or indeed without error. All supplementary information is more than welcome; please leave a note in the Guestbook, with as much identifying information as possible. Barvas and Brue Historical Society. The site is established .

Tributes for the War Memorial - 1939-1945. Tributes from the Stornoway Gazette. Cecil Ian Steen, 6 Newton Street, Stornoway. Before the war, Lieut Steen was a law student at London University. Most of the enemy attacks used to come at night, at which period the brigade had also to carry out their Air Sup.

Outer Hebrides losses in the Second World War. Michael Andrew Sinclair, Vatersay. Able Seaman MICHAEL ANDREW SINCLAIR. Son of Duncan and Kate Sinclair, of Castlebay, Isle of Barra. Charles William Page, Leanish, Barra.

Lewismen lost in the Second World War. Norman Macleod, 25 Swordale. Son of Donald and Mary Macleod, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. Lost on HMS Rawalpindi, sunk in North Atlantic after engaging German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Stornoway Gazette, 8 December 1939. Twelve at least of these gallant men .