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.

Faces from the Lewis War Memorial. A listing of casualties from the First World War from the Isle of Lewis. Faces from the Lewis War Memorial. Faces from the Lewis War Memorial. Describing the impact of the onset of war in Stornoway, paints a picture of brave young men, eagerly setting off for war when the call came. Four years, three months and a few days later, Armistice was declared. The impact on the island can perhaps best be summarised with some cold statistics.

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.