Borve

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Reference WMO/252878

Address:

A857

Borve, Isle of Lewis

HS2 0RX

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Wall
Materials:
  • Brick Brick
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
About the memorial: Monument at roadside in a memorial garden and located opposite the Community Centre. Curved multi coloured stone wall capped with white stone coping. Names of the fallen set on three granite plaques set in stone wall in white lettering. In front of wall is a white stone plinth with inset tablet containing the dedicatory inscription. The whole is set on brick paviers within a landscaped garden that is enclosed by a dry stone wall. On the end sections of the wall are tablets with Navy, Army and RAF badges carved in coping It covers the North Lewis communities of North Galston, South Galston, Melbost Borve, Mid Borve, Borve, Lower Shader, Upper Shader and Ballantrushal. Unveiled 2002
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Plinth: North Lewis War Memorial/ Galson - Ballanthrushal/ This Memorial Was Erected/ In Remembrance Of/ Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice/ In The Two World Wars/ 1914-1918 1939-1945/ "At The Going Down Of The Sun/ And In The Morning/ We Will Remember Them". / Nar Cuimhare Gu Brath (Translation: In Our Memory Forever) Wall: (Names)

PANEL 1- North Galson/ 1939-1945/ 44 - KD Finlayson, RNR, died 26.5.44 aged 25/ 50 - A Macdonald, RNR, died 2.3.44, aged 23/ 52 - A Macdonald, RNR, died 18.5,42, aged 32/ South Galson/ 1939-1945/ 22 - R Martin, MN, died 26.11.42, aged 37/ 23 - J Macdonald, Camerons, died 24.10.42, aged 20/ 25 - P Gillies, RNR, died 29.6.40 aged 27/ Melbost Borve/ 1939-1945/ 5 - M Macleod, RN, died 27.1.44 aged 51/ 6 - J Morrison, RNR, died 21.1.40 aged 39/ 13 - J Campbell, RNR, died 5.4.42 aged 21/ Mid Borve/ 1914-1918/ 1 - M Mackenzie, Camerons, died 26.4.17 aged 24/ 1A - W Mackenzie, Seaforths, died 1.7.16 aged 19/ 3A - J Macdonald, Camerons, died 25.9.15 aged 22/ Borve/ 1914-1918/ 2 - J Maciver, RNR, died 9.10.17 aged 23/ 4 - J Morrison, Seaforths, died 27.2.19 aged 25/ 10 - M Morrison, Canadians, died 28.4.16 aged 21/ 10 - M Morrison, Seaforths, died 8.5.15 aged 23/ 15 - M Macdonald, RNR, died 1.1.19 aged 18/ 23 - P Mackenzie, RNR, died 30.9.16 aged 35/ 23 - W Mackenzie, Seaforths, died 9.6.1915 aged 19/ 24 - D Smith, Canadians, died 4.6.16 aged 24/ 24 - M Smith, Camerons, died 28.9.15 aged 21/ 25 - R Nicolson, Seaforths, died 6.10.17 aged 19/ 29 - W Graham, Gordons, died 19.10.14 aged 24/ 30 - D Graham, Gordons, died 29.10.14 aged 21/ 30 - R Graham, Seaforths, died 20.8.17 aged 21/ 36 - J Graham, RNR, died 27.7.17 aged 45/ 41 - D Morrison, RNR, died 3.2.15 aged 46/ 48 - M Maciver, Seaforths, died 11.4.17 aged 20/ 1939-1945/ 26B - M Macdonald, Seaforths, died 4.6.40 aged 35/ 30 - N Saunders, Seaforths, died 6.4.43 aged 25/ Moorhouse - M Smith, Scots Guards, died 11.9.43 aged 30/ Church Street - M Graham, RNR, died 14.12.39 aged 29/ PANEL 2- Lower Shader/ 1914-1918/ 8 - N Martin, RNR, died 1.1.19 aged 42/ 13 - M Macleod, Seaforths, died 11.4.17 aged 28/ 14 - J Macdonald, Camerons, died 23.7.16 aged 24/ 14 - A Macdonald, Seaforths, died 25.6.16 aged 21/ 18 - M Macleod, RNR, died 20.1.19 aged 28/ 23 - J Macaskill, Camerons, died 22.12.14 aged 23/ 25 - J Macleod, RNR, died 16.7.17 aged 45/ 25A - J Macdonald, RNVR, died 1.1.19 aged 32/ 29 - N Smith, Camerons, died 22.12.14 aged 21/ 29 - D Smith, Canadians, died 25.6.17 aged 31/ 32 - J Smith, RNR, died 11.1.16 aged 37/ 33 - A Martin, RNR, died 27.11.18 aged 30/ 34 - D Macdonald, RNR, died 25.2.19 aged 29/ 34 - J Macdonald, Camerons, died 25.9.15 aged 19/ 38 - J Macleay, RNR, died 26.8.15 aged 38/ 38 - A Macleay, RNR, died 1.1.19 aged 38/ 39 - D Macdonald, RNR, died 28.11.16 aged 27/ 1939-1945/ 9 - D Graham, Camerons, died 6.9.44 aged 24/ 16 - J Martin, RNR, died 1.9.40 aged 26/ 27 - J Macleod, Black Watch, died 13.8.44 aged 25/ 30 - A Macdonald, RNR, died 4.10.41 aged 24/ Upper Shader/ 1914-1918/ 3 - M Matheson, Australians, died 6.5.17 aged 26/ 6 - A Saunders, Seaforths, died 8.7.16 aged 22/ 10 - M Matheson, RNR, died 1.1.19 aged 27/ 13 - J Macdonald, Canadians, died 22.5.16 aged 29/ 16 - D Smith, Camerons, died 3.9.16 aged 20/ 20 - D Macdonald, Seaforths, died 14.8.16 aged 26/ 21 - D Mackay, Royal Eng., died 11.5.16 aged 36/ 23 - A Macleay, Camerons, died 22.12.14 aged 17/ 24 - M Smith, Camerons, died 15.12.14 aged 19/ 24 - DC Macleay, Canadians, died 8.8.18 aged 22/ 30 - N Martin, Scots Guards, died 19.6.1916 aged 34/ 31 - A Morrison, RNR, died 1.1.19 aged 20/ 1939-1945/ 3 - M Matheson, RNR, died 12.6.42 aged 42/ 21 - M Mackay, Black Watch, died 14.8.44 aged 19/ 26 - A Macdonald, RNR died 12.6.44 aged 38/ 27 - A Martin, RNR, died 6.3.41 aged 31/ 28 - DA Macdonald, RN, died 11.12.42 aged 20/ Clyde - D Macdonald, RNR, died 1.9.40 aged 56/ PANEL 3- Ballantrushal/ 1914-1918/ 3 - J Maclean, Seaforths, date of death not known/ 4 - A Maclean, Seaforths, died 16.4.17 aged 26/ 7 - M Macdonald, Seaforths, died 22.12.14 aged 18/ 10 - A Macleay, Argyles, died 12.10.17 aged 33/ 10B - J Macleay, RNR, died 26.4.18 aged 43/ 11 - C Macleod, Gordons, died 15.11.14 aged 21/ 14 - R Macleay, Seaforths, 18.5.15 aged 21/ 14 - L Macleay, Seaforths, 10.1.18 aged 19/ 15 - A Smith, Seaforths, 23.3.18 aged 29/ 15 - J Smith, MN, died 25.11.15 aged 17/ 18 - M Smith, Seaforths, died 4.10.17 aged 21/ 18 - D Smith, RNR, died 26.7.17 aged 18/ 21 - N Macdonald, RNR, died 16.9.17 aged 24/ 21 - A Macdonald, Seaforths, died 11.4.17 aged 21/ 1939-1945/ 1 - J Macdonald, Seaforths, died 10.7.47 aged 32/ 9 - DJ Macdonald, RNR, died 7.10.44 aged 21/ 9 - A Macdonald, RNR, died 7.11.44 aged 29/ 11 - J Macleod, RN, died 27.4.43 aged 30/ New Park - D Macdonald, RN, died 8.3.43 aged 21/ Upper Shader/ 1899-1902/ Anglo-Boer War/ 1 - J Macleod, Scots Guards, died 24.11.1899 aged 21/ Borve 1914-1918/ 6 - M Morrison, Seaforths, died 12.5.17 aged 38

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