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Iolaire Disaster Lewis Internees in Holland Faces from the War Memorial World War II Tribute	The history of the Isle of Lewis is fascinating, although dominated by two major events. The Clearances, leading to displacement to elsewhere in Lewis and overseas, and the First World War. During the First World War, about 100 men from the island were deployed at Antwerp in October 1914, but on retreat from advancing German forces were marched into Holland to evade capture. They were interned in neutral Netherlands until the end of the war. Faces from the War Memorial is an attempt to put on-line a list of names, details and where possible portraits of those who laid down their lives for King and Country during the Great War. In the Iolaire Disaster of 1st January 1919, 205 sailors, mostly from Lewis, drowned within sight of Stornoway when their ship, the Iolaire, hit rocks at the Beasts of Holm. Only 75 were saved. The World War II tribute, set up in January 2008, is a listing of all casualties of the 1939-1945 conflict. Further reading can be done through the Hebridean Connections website, linked to on the right. Historical societies in Lewis are also available there.	Hebridean Connections List of historical societies Stornoway Historical Society North Tolsta Historical Society Ness Historical Society War Graves in the Western Isles War Memorials in the Western Isles
Hebridean Connections	Iolaire Memorial, Holm	HMS Timbertown, internment camp at Groningen, Holland