World War 1 Soldiers who Served
from the Road to the Isles
This page provides a list of men from the districts along the Road to the Isles who served in the armed forces and the Merchant Navy during World War 1.
The names on this list have been drawn from a number of sources, including reports in the "Oban Times", surviving service records from the National Archives and records held in the Highlanders Museum but there must be many names missing.
If you can provide more information about anyone listed here, or know of any other men or women who should be included, please tell us.
| Name | Year of birth | Locality | Served in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Clyne | 1895 | Arisaig | Cameron Highlanders | |
| James Gillies | 1875 | Morar | Royal Naval Reserve | |
| John Gillies | 1884 | Bracara | Lovat Scouts | |
| Ronald Gillies | 1889 | Mallaig | Royal Naval Reserve | |
| Richard Higgins | 1894 | Knoydart | 3/4th Seaforth Highlanders | |
| Charles Lyons | 1891 | Mallaig | 5th Cameron Highlanders | |
| Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald | n/k | Meoble | Lovat Scouts | |
| Allan MacDonald | n/k | Lovat Scouts | ||
| Charles MacDonald | 1897 | Glenuig | 3rd and 1st Cameron Highlanders | |
| Colin Campbell MacDonald | 1890 | Muck | Royal Naval Reserve | |
| Ronald MacDonald | 1897 | Arisaig | 3rd Cameron Highlanders | |
| Alexander MacEachan | 1899 | Ardnish | 3rd Cameron Highlanders | |
| Allan MacEachan | 1888 | Ardnish | Lovat Scouts | |
| Donald MacEachan | 1892 | Ardnish | Royal Garrison Artillery | |
| Ronald MacEachan | 1893 | Ardnish | 3rd and 5th Cameron Highlanders | |
| Angus MacLellan | 1881 | Lovat Scouts | ||
| Donald MacLellan | 1884 | 5th Cameron Highlanders | ||
| Donald MacLellan | 1894 | Eigg | 5th Cameron Highlanders | |
| Neil MacLellan | 1897 | Eigg | Cameron Highlanders | |
| Ronald MacLellan | 1895 | Morar | Royal Scottish Fusiliers | |
| Angus MacLeod | 1885 | Arisaig | 7th Cameron Highlanders | |
| Donald Archibald MacLeod | 1895 | Eigg | 5th Cameron Highlanders | |
| Donald McInnes | 1883 | Arisaig | 2nd Cameron Highlanders | |
| Angus McKinnon | 1898 | Eigg | Royal Field Artillery | |
| Hugh McKinnon | 1894 | Eigg | Cameron Highlanders | |
| John McKinnon | 1898 | Morar | Cameron Highlanders | |
| Simon McKinnon | 1898 | Arisaig | 41st Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery | |
| John McNeill | 1880 | Eriskay | 5th Cameron Highlanders | |
| Alexander (Sandy) McVarish | 1895 | Bracara | 1st Lovat Scouts | |
| Allan McVarish | 1895 | Arisaig | Royal Garrison Artillery | |
| Angus McVarish | 1894 | Bracara | 3rd Seaforth Highlanders | |
| Donald McVarish | 1891 | Bracara | Seaforth Highlanders | |
| John McVarish | 1892 | Bracara | 6th Cameron Highlanders | |
| Robert Michie | 1889 | Mallaig | Royal Naval Reserve | |
| Donald Ritchie | 1890 | Royal Naval Reserve | ||
| John Watt | n/k | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | ||
| William Watt | 1898 | Mallaig | Royal Engineers |