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Able Seaman DONALD MURDO MACIVER Domhnull Angie Iain Choinnich Last address in Lewis: Lochganvich Son of Angus Lewis MacIver and Marion MacIver, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. Service: Royal Naval Reserve Service number: LT/JX400546 Date of death: 5 July 1944 at the age of 20 Lost off Harwich when HMT Ganilly was sunk by U-390 Memorial: Lowestoft Naval, panel 14, column 2 Mentioned on family gravestone in Crossbost Cemetery, Lewis Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost Alison MacRae from Canada had the following question on the World War II Tribute for Lewis : On doing research on the family’s homestead in Lochganvich I was very surprised to see this of my relation Donald Murdo Maciver. Was trying to find out more, it said drowned of Harwich, but he was on a Normandy convoy. Looked up the Lowestoft Naval Panel and found his name listed. Are they are any relations still up in the Isle of Lewis. My grandfather was Donald (Daniel) Maciver married to Ann Ma...

A storm swept over Stornoway and the Island of Lewis on the evening of Sunday [1 October 1882], and between eight and nine o’clock at night a perfect hurricane raged from the south-west. It was soon observed that the force of the gale told upon the ships in the harbour, the whole of which speedily began to drive, and some of them threw up signals of distress, but no assistance could be rendered to them. About half-past eight o’clock the barque JOHANNES KOSTER, of Stralsund, with timber, from Demerara for the harbour, drove ashore. The barque ELLEN, of Chester, which put in during the afternoon for shelter, and laden with timber, from Norway, followed soon after, and drove ashore within a few feet of the German barque. While driving the crew of the ELLEN cut the mainmast, and it went by the board, carrying with it, the mizenmast and foretopmast. In the afternoon the brig LADY HEAD, of Aberdeen, bound from Archangel to Glasgow with tar and pitch, put in for shelter and anch...