37307: Neil Macleod
Neil Macleod (1912-1981) was a son of John Macleod and Catherine Macmillan, 10 Kershader. Neil was in the Seaforth Highlanders, 51st Highland division.
He served in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War and was captured in St Valery in 1940. Neil was a prisoner of war in Poland for five years.
In Lochs, in 1946, he married Christina Matheson, 25 Gravir. Neil and Christina settled at 10 Kershader and they had two children.
Before the war he worked in the mills in Stornoway. After the war he was a weaver, a school cleaner and the Registrar for South Lochs.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- Niall Beag, Iain Neill
- Date Of Birth:
- 15 Oct 1912
- Date of Death:
- 1981
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEP 3123
- Occupation:
- Soldier
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP
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