North Lochs

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Reference WMO/260398

Address:

on the right hand side of the unclassified road to Lochs Free Church

Between the Free Church Manse and the Cemetery

Crossbost, Isle of Lewis

HS2 9NP

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Other monolith
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Black polished marble pillar with the dedicatory inscription at the top. The names and districts are below with the title of the memorial at the base. The lettering is in white. On the front face is a small wreath incised in white at the top. At the bottom left there is a small picture of a woman, maybe a widow, and on the bottom right is an unknown emblem. Leaves are incised either side of the name lists. At the base of the 3 o'clock face is a carved white dove. Unveiled 2000 by John MacAulay, RNR, a survivor of MDV Corburn sunk 21 May 1940.
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Agus thug iad buaidh tre fhuil/ 1914-1918/Ranish/(Names)/Crossbost/[names]/Leurbost/[names]/Cromore/[names]/Achmore/[names]/ 1939-1945/Ranish/Names)/Grimshader/[names]/Achmore/[names]/Lochganvich/[names]/LeurbosT/[names]/Crossbost/[names] HMY Iolaire/ 1st Jan. 1919/Ranish/(Names)/ Crossbost/[names]/Grimshader/[names]/Leurbost/[names]/ Achmore/[name]/Erected in memory of all those who fought and died for freedom/ at the going done of the sun and in the morning we will remember them./ North Lochs War Memorial/ 1914-1918 1939-1945/ and the tragedy of/ HMY Iolaire. 1st Jan.1919 (Translation of Gaelic: And they won the victory with their blood.)

1914-1918/ Ranish/ 3 - Finlay Macdonald/ 7 - Murdo Macleod/ 7B - Kenneth J. Macleod/ 8 - Murdo Mackinnon/ 8 - John M. Mackinnon/ 11 - Donald Macleod/ 13 - Finlay Nicolson/ 13 - John Mackinnon/ 14 - John Macleod/ 15 - Norman Mackinnon/ 19 - John Macleod/ 20 - Donald Nicolson/ 21 - William Nicolson/ 21 - Donald Nicolson/ 22 - Norman Macleod/ 23C - Donald Mackinnon/ 33 - John Macleod/ 35 - Alexander Mackenzie/ 39B - Donald Macleod/ 43 - Angus Macleod/ 45 - Murdo Mackenzie/ 46 - Finlay Macleod/ Crossbost/ 4 - Alexander Mackenzie/ 5B - Murdo Macinnes/ 6 - Angus J Macmillan/ 7 - George Macaulay/ 15 - Murdo Mackenzie/ 18 - Daniel Mackenzie/ 18B - John Mackenzie/ 19B - Dugald K Mackenzie/ 22 - John Macdonald/ 26 - Robert Mackenzie/ Leurbost/ 1 - Donald Nicolson/ 13 - John Macleod/ 14 - Neil Maclean/ 14 - John Mackenzie/ 17 - Robert Paterson/ 20 - John Macleod/ 25 - John Mackenzie/ 25 - Kenneth Smith/ 26 - Murdo Smith/ 26 - Alexander Maciver/ 26C - Donald Maciver/ 34 - David Macdonald/ 41 - Murdo Macdonald/ 41 - Peter Macdonald/ 43B - Hector Martin/ 44 - Donald J. Mackenzie/ 53 - Roderick Maclean/ 56 - John Macleod/ Cromore/ 4 - Alex Kennedy/ 8 - John Macarthur/ 20 - Donald Macarthur/ 28 - William Bruce/ Achmore/ 1 - Norman Mackay/ 2 - Murdo Mackay/ 3 - Malcolm Mackay/ 5 - John Mackay/ 5 - Duncan Mackay/ 6 - John Mackay/ 1939-1945/ Ranish/ 4 - Donald Macdonald/ 8A - Kenneth Mackinnon/ 10 - John Montgomery/ 16 - John Montgomery/ 40 - Murdo Macleod/ Grimshader/ 5 - Kenneth Macrae/ 20 - Alexander Morrison/ Achmore/ 22 - Kenneth K Macleod/ 22 - Norman Macleod/ Lochganvich/ 1B - Donald M Maciver/ Leurbost/ 4 - Donald Mackinnon/ 25 - Roderick Macrae/ 26 - Kenneth D Maciver/ 26 - Donald Nicolson/ 36 - Roderick Macleod/ 41 - Donald Macdonald/ 41 - Donald J Macleod/ New Holdings, Leurbost/ 4 - Murdo Maclean/ 5 - Alexander Morrison/ 9 - John D Macleod/ 11 Daniel Nicolson/ Crossbost/ 31 - Malcolm Macleod/ HMY Iolaire, 1st Jan 1919/ Ranish/ 20 - Malcolm Nicolson/ 21 - Alexander Macleod/ 23B- Donald Macdonald/ 31 - John Macleod/ 41 - Donald Macaulay/ 43 - Allan Macleod/ Crossbost/ 2 - Donald Macleod/ 13 - John Macleod/ Grimshader/ 3 - Malcolm Macleod/ 11B - John Macaulay/ Leurbost/ 11 - Alexander Mackenzie/ 11 - Allan Macleod/ 16 - John Mackenzie/ 16 - Alexander Mackenzie/ 29 - Kenneth Smith/ 34 - Donald Smith/ 35 - Donald Maclean/ 36 - Roderick Macdonald/ 39 - Murdo Maclean/ 42 - Angus Macdonald/ 46 - Angus Macleod Achmore 5 - Donald Smith

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