37307: Neil Macleod
Niall Iain Neill
Neil (1912-1981) was a son of John Macleod and Catherine Macmillan, 10 Kershader and a twin of John. He 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. He is mentioned in Roll of Honour: Pairc, Second World War.
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; Weaver; School Cleaner; Registrar
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP
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