Nicolson

Sailor ANGUS NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 8 Battery Park Road, Stornoway
Son of Angus and Christina Nicolson, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis; husband of Christina Nicolson, of Stornoway.
Service unit: Merchant Navy SS Stancliffe
Date of death: 12 August 1940 at the age of 24
Lost in sinking of ship, torpedoed by U-37
Memorial: Tower Hill, panel 101
Mentioned on family gravestone in Sandwick Cemetery, Lewis


Private DONALD NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 1 Crowlista
Son of Donald and Catherine Nicolson, of Crowlista, Uig, Stornoway.
Service unit: 8th Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/17825
Date of death: 8 August 1917 at the age of 26
Died in hospital in France
Interred: Etaples Military Cemetery, grave XXII. O. 18
Mentioned on gravestone in Ardroil Cemetery
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry


Seaman DONALD NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 10 North Shawbost
Son of Kenneth and Peggy, husband to Catherine
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Calera
Service number: 8955/DA
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 50
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Bragar Old Church Yard and extension
Local memorial: West Side, Bragar


Private FINLAY NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 13 Ranish
Service unit: Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7120
Date of death: 22 December 1914 at the age of 19
Killed in action at La Bassee
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 38 and 39
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost
Mons Star
Mentioned on family gravestone at Crossbost


Leading Seaman JOHN MURDO NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 3 Marybank, Stornoway
Son of John and Christina Nicholson, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis; husband of Williamina Nicolson, of Stornoway.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve HMS Rawalpindi
Service number: D/5685/D
Date of death: 23 November 1939 at the age of 36
Lost on ship, sunk in North Atlantic after engaging German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
Memorial: Plymouth Naval, panel 35, column 3
Originally from 36 Lower Bayble
Mentioned on family gravestone in Eye Cemetery, Lewis


Deckhand MURDO NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 1 Crowlista
Son of Mrs. Nicolson, of I, Crowlista, Miavaig, Stornoway, Ross-shire, and the late Donald Nicolson.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMML 10
Service number: 4258/SD
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 21
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire Was never found
Mentioned on gravestone in Ardroil Cemetery
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 32
Local memorial: Uig, Timsgarry


Leading Seaman MURDO NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 8 Battery Park Road, Stornoway
Son of Angus and Christina Nicolson, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve HMT Waveflower
Service number: LT/X1817A
Date of death: 22 October 1940 at the age of 28
Lost in mining of ship off Aldeburgh
Memorial: Lowestoft Naval, panel 2, column 1
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Mentioned on family gravestone in Sandwick Cemetery, Lewis