11 April 1917

The battalion is in action around Fampoux / Roeux. The diary entry is very long, and can be read in full on this link

Corporal DUNCAN ANDERSON
Last address in Lewis: 5 Kershader
Military unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7424
Date of death: 11 April 1917 at the age of 22
Killed in action in France
Interred: Brown's Copse cemetery, Roeux, grave II. E. 33.
Local memorial: Park, Kershader

Private ANGUS MACDONALD
Son of Angus Macdonald, of 21, Ballantrushal, Shader, Stornoway.
Last address in Lewis: 21 Ballantrushal
Military unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/7138
Date of death: 11 April 1917 at the age of 21
Killed in action in France
Interred: Brown's Copse cemetery, Roeux, grave III. F. 25
Local memorial: North Lewis, Borve

Private DUNCAN MACDONALD
Son of Murdo and Helen Mcdonald of Gress Lodge
Last address in Lewis: Gress
Military unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/16112
Date of death: 11 April 1917 at the age of 19
Killed in action
Interred: Brown's Copse cemetery, Roeux, grave III. A. 4
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Also quoted at Scaliscro and Ath Linne; son of a gamekeeper

Private MALCOLM MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 13 Lower Shader
Military unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/13150
Date of death: 11 April 1917
Killed in action in France
Interred: Brown's Copse cemetery, Roeux, grave I. A. 10
Local memorial: North Lewis, Borve

Private ANGUS MACRITCHIE
Son of Donald MacRitchie, of Adabrock, Port-of-Ness, Stornoway; husband of Annie MacRitchie.
Last address in Lewis: 1 Adabrock
Military unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: S/6862
Date of death: 11 April 1917 at the age of 37
Died in France
Interred: Brown's Copse cemetery, Roeux, grave III. D. 35.
Local memorial: North Lewis, Cross

Corporal ROBERT N NICOLSON
Last address in Lewis: 14 Plantation Road, Stornoway
Military unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 10252
Date of death: 11 April 1917 at the age of 31
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson Institute WW1, right panel

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