Branahuie and Melbost - plaque

Branahuie & Melbost memorial


RAF Memorial, Stornoway Airport


Memorial cairn


Plaque

Transcription
IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE FROM
BRANAHUIE AND MELBOST
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED
FOR FREEDOM
IN THE TWO WORLD WARS

1914-1918
BRANAHUIE

3 John Macrae, Seaforths, died 1918
11 Hector Macleod, Transvaal Scot, died 1917
12 Malcolm Maciver, RNR, died 1916
13 Evander Mackenzie, Seaforths, died 1917

MELBOST

14 Alexander Graham, Canadians, died 1915
19 Angus Mackinnon, Canadians, died 1916
22 Kenneth Macleod, RNR, died 1918
27 John Macfarlane, Canadians, died 1918

1939-1945

BRANAHUIE

22 Donald Macdonald, RASC, died 1947

MELBOST

6 Alexander Macleod, Seaforths, died 1942
7 Ian M Macleod, MN, died 1944
18 Donald M Macfarlane, RAFVR, died 1942

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

"Bha iad nam balla dhuinn araon, a dh'oidhche anns a la"
[They were a wall to us both by night and by day]