Lower Barvas, Upper Barvas and Brue

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Reference WMO/252879

Address:

outside Barvas Kirk

A857

Barvas/Barabhas, Isle of Lewis

HS2 0QY

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
About the memorial: Triangular Granite Obelisk surmounting a granite plinth which is above a tapering stone square cairn. The 4 names panels are of black marble. This was a new memorial in 2016.
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Erected in remembrance of the men of Barvas and Brue who lost their lives in two World Wars. Luach na Saorsa.

Brue Croft, Name, Service, Year Lost, Age. World War I 1914-1918 1, Kenneth Mattheson, Cameron High/S, 1919, 22; 2, Colin Macdonald, R.N.R., 1917, 44; 6, Donald A. Finlayson, Cameron High/S, 1914, 19; 11, Kenneth Finlayson, R.N.R., 1918, 45; 13, Norman Macleod, R.N.R., 1914, 35; 14, Allan Mackenzie, Cameron High/S, 1916, 18; 18, Allan Mackinnon, R.N.R., 1917, 35; 18, Duncan Mackinnon, R.N.R., 1915, 40; 20, William Paterson, Cameron High/S, 1914, 19; 26, Donald Matheson, Cameron High/S, 1915, 20; 28, Angus Maclean, R.N.R., 1917, 20. World War 2 1939-1945 3, Angus J. Paterson, R.N.R., 1939, 18; 15, William Maclean, R.N.R., 1941, 42; 26, Alexander Matheson, R.N.R., 1939, 31. Lower Barvas Croft, Name, Service, Year Lost, Age. World War 1 1914-1918 3, Roderick Graham, R.N.R., 1919, 49; 16, Kenneth Maclean, Canadians, 1916, 30; 18, Norman Matheson, Seaforth High/S, 1914, 33; 22, Murdo Murray, R.N.R., 1918, 46; 28, Norman Macleod, R.N.R., 1916, 34; 31, Norman Macleod, Canadians, 1918, 29; 32, Donald Morrison, Cameron High/S, 1917, 23; 34, Donald John Smith, Cameron High/S, 1919, 26; 35, Allan John Morrison, Seaforth High/S, 1918, 21; 43, Colin Smith, Canadians, 1916, 31; 46, Finlay Macritchie, R.N.R., 1916, 31; 52, Neil Murray, Canadians, 1916, 30; 54, Norman Mcdougall, Canadians, 1918, 34; Barvas Inn, Alexander M. Hunter, Canadians, 1915, 25; Barvas Cottage, Finlay Maciver, Yorkshire Regt. 1918, 24; 3 Park, John Maciver, Cameron High/S, 1917, 22. "Iolaire" 20, Donald Macleod, R.N.R., 1919, 33. World War 2 1939-1945 31, John Maclean, R.N.R., 1942, 24; 34, John Macritchie, Royal Navy, 1942, 33; 49, Malcolm Matheson, R.N.R., 1942, 43. Boer War 1898-1902 16, Allan Maclean, Seaforth High/S 1900, 20. Upper Barvas Croft, Name, Service, Year Lost, Age. World War 1 1914-1918 1, Donald Macleod, Cameron High/S, 1916, 23; 1, William Macleod, Gordon High/S, 1915, 24; 5, Angus Paterson, Seaforth High/S, 1914, 17. World War 2 1939-1945 Donald m. Paterson, Canadians, 1944, 49; 17, Murdo Macleod, Merchant Navy, 1944, 59.

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