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Local history blog Pentland Road First World War - Lewis Faces from the War Memorial Lewis losses WW1 (detailed information) Roll of Honour WW 1 Iolaire Disaster Lewis Internees in Holland Lewismen in Canadian service Lewismen in Australian service Lewismen from the 2nd Seaforths Stornoway Gazette Tributes WW1 John Macaulay & the Kenmare Second World War - Lewis World War II Tribute Gazette Tributes WW2 Other islands' memorials Harris WW1 and WW2 Uist & Barra Memorial, WW1 and WW2 Outer Hebrides WW1 (detailed info) Outer Hebrides WW2 (detailed info) Wargraves & memorials War Graves in Lewis War Graves in Western Isles War Memorials in Lewis War Memorials in the Western Isles Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery Napier Commission reports Outer Hebrides Reports for other areas linked to from Outer Hebrides site Witnesses to the Napier Commission from the Outer Hebrides Other historical reports Crofters' Commission (1902) Dewar Commission (1912)	The history of the Isle of Lewis is dominated by two major events. The Clearances, leading to displacement to elsewhere in Lewis and overseas, and the First World War. With regards the Clearances, and the struggle for land that took place in Lewis,  the Report by the Napier Commission, which visited the Outer Hebrides in May and June 1883 has been transcribed on-line. This work now also includes other areas of the Highlands and Islands which the Commission visited. The family history for the witnesses from the Outer Hebrides has been researched (for as much as possible) in Witnesses to the Napier Commission. Related to war history, the Roll of Honour lists all those from Lewis who signed up for service in the First World War. It is a direct, unamended, transcription of the original document, first published in 1921. It should be noted that this document contains a notable number of errors and omissions. 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. Separate attention is paid to the Iolaire Disaster of 1st January 1919. The Iolaire was the ship that was taking island sailors home after the war. It hit rocks at the Beasts of Holm, two miles outside Stornoway, and sank with the loss of 205 lives. Only 75 were saved.  Listings of losses in the First World War are provided for all the islands in the Outer Hebrides, from Lewis down to Barra. More detailed information on the casualties is presented in separate sites. Tributes to the Fallen of both World Wars, as printed in the Stornoway Gazette have been transcribed onto two separate websites (Gazette Tributes). Some of my findings are copied on the Pentland Road blog.	Historical Societies Barvas & Brue Stornoway North Tolsta Ness Pairc Uig West Side Hebridean Connections Other resources Commonwealth War Graves Commission Archives Canada Australian Archives Museums New Zealand Volksbund (Germany) Get in touch Feel free to leave a message on the Guestbook, please mention this site in your message
Hebridean Connections	Iolaire Memorial, Holm	HMS Timbertown, internment camp at Groningen, Holland