Black Watch memorial
A memorial statue to the Black Watch regiment, and the sacrifices made by its servicemen, is to be unveiled in Belgium. The Isle of Lewis lost 6 of its sons who served in that regiment during the Great War. These are their details. Private MALCOLM MACLEOD Last address in Lewis: 8 Tong, Service unit: 1st Black Watch Service number: 5881 Date of death: 9 May 1915 Killed in action Memorial: Le Touret, panel 24 to 26 Local memorial: Back Wounded at Ypres Sergeant JOHN MACLEOD Last address in Lewis: 7 Kirivick, Son of John Macleod Service unit: 12th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Labour Corps transf. to (Serjt. 2404). 5th Coy. Service number: 4274 Date of death: 2 June 1917 Killed in action in France Interred: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck; grave I. M. 11 Local memorial: Carloway Private JOHN MACLEOD Last address in Lewis: 5 Broker, Service unit: Black Watch Date of death: 1918 at the age of 21 Killed in action in France Local memorial: Point (Garrabost) ...