24562: Murdo Nicolson
Murchadh Choinnich Mhurchaidh
Murdo (1872-1916) was a son of Kenneth Nicolson and Catherine MacDonald, 11 Calbost.
In Lochs, in 1901, he married Isabella Macleod, 8 Calbost. Murdo and Isabella settled on 11 Calbost.
On July 22, 1915 he enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve, Service Number DA7916. His record indicates that he was 5 ft 8 in tall with grey eyes and a fresh complexion. Murdo served in the Royal Navy during the First World War on HMS Zaria and HMT Herring Fisher. He was lost on 22nd June 1916 on HMD Laurel Crown in the North Sea as a result of a mine explosion.
His name is commemorated on the Chatham War Memorial, Loyal Lewis: Roll of Honour 1914-1918, the Pairc War Memorial and the Lewis War Memorial in Stornoway.
Murdo left a widow and a young family of nine children, the youngest of which was not yet born.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 18 Jan 1872
- Date of Death:
- 22 Jun 1916
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEP 2472
- Occupation:
- Royal Naval Reservist; Royal Naval Seaman
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP