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Picture by Christian Cooksey/Braeside Photography.
The centenary commemoration service for the HMY Iolaire at Holm on the Isle of Lewis attended by HRH The Prince Charles, Lord of the Isles and the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. The Iolaire sank close to Stornoway harbour in the early hours on New Years Day 1919 when transporting back sailors after the First World War. 205 men died.
Iain Macleod, grandson of John Finlay Macleod, the man who managed to make it ashore with a rope which helped save many lives and his daughter Freya take a moment to remember.
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The centenary commemoration service for the HMY Iolaire at Holm on the Isle of Lewis attended by HRH The Prince Charles, Lord of the Isles and the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. The Iolaire sank close to Stornoway harbour in the early hours on New Years Day 1919 when transporting back sailors after the First World War. 205 men died.
Iain Macleod, grandson of John Finlay Macleod, the man who managed to make it ashore with a rope which helped save many lives and his daughter Freya take a moment to remember.
All rights reserved. For full terms and conditions see www.cookseypix.com. Free first use.
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- HMY Iolaire Centenary Commemorative Service