2534: Malcolm Matheson
Calum Iain Mhurchaidh
Malcolm (1869-1918) was a son of John Matheson and Barbara Macleod, 13 Gravir.
In Lochs, in 1897, he married Catherine Macleod, 6 Calbost. Malcolm and Catherine settled at 13 Gravir and they had eight children.
On November 18, 1915 he enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve Service Number SD3336. His record indicates that he was 5 ft 10½ tall with blue eyes and a pale complexion. Malcolm was immediately Mobilised and served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. Based at HMS Pembroke and aboard HMS Actaeon and HMT Boy Arthur. Malcolm died of pneumonia in hospital in Gillingham, Kent and was buried in Gravir Cemetery. His name is commemorated in Loyal Lewis: Roll of Honour 1914-1918 and on Pairc War Memorial and Lewis War Memorial in Stornoway.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 1 Jul 1869
- Date of Death:
- 7 Oct 1918
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEP 421
- Occupation:
- Fisherman; Royal Naval Reservist; Royal Naval Seaman
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP
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