Kyle of Lochalsh
This plaque was unveiled at Kyle today by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh, Mrs Janet Bowen. It reads
At 2130 on 31st December 1918 over 200 Lewis men, mostly naval personnel, who had survived the Great War, embarked from this pier in HMY Iolaire. The ship struck the Beasts of Holm rocks at 0155 on 1st January 1919. Of the 284 passengers and crew, 205 perished.
This plaque is placed here by the Lochalsh Branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland in commemoration of the centenary of the tragic loss of life and unutterable grief it caused.
(Photograph by Frank Roach who was at the unveiling.)
Location: Kyle of Lochalsh
Original line: Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway)
Photographer: John Yellowlees
Contact photographer: John Yellowlees
Date: 31/12/2018
Image number: 67007
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