73764: Donald Macleod
Dòmhnall Thormoid Dhòmhnaill
Donald (1898-1917) was the son of Norman Macleod and Catherine Macleod, 14 Borrowston.
On 5 October 1916 he enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve under Service Number DA12250. His record indicates that he was 5ft 8in tall with a dark complexion and brown eyes. Donald was immediately Mobilised and was based at HM Iolaire and served aboard HMS Diadem, HMS Kingfisher, HMS Victory, HMS White Oak and HM Drifter and HMS Piscatorial II.
He served in the Royal Navy in the First World War and was lost at sea when HMS Piscatorial II was lost without a trace at Newhaven.
Donald's name is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 26, the Carloway War Memorial and Lewis War Memorial in Stornoway.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 12 Jan 1898
- Date of Death:
- 28 Dec 1917
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEC 3116
- Record Maintained by:
- CEC
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Donald Macleod (1916-1917)