Caolis, Barra

Able Seaman Roderick Campbell
Ruaraidh Antonaidh
Son of Flora and Anthony Campbell; husband of Jessie Campbell (nee Johnson)
Last address in Barra: Caolis
Service unit: Merchant Navy, SS Opal
Date of death: 18 December 1916 at the age of 52
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
Local memorial: Barra & Vatersay
Ship sunk by U-80 off the Isle of Man

Seaman Roderick Gillies
Ruaraidh Iain Néill
Son of John and Flora Gillies, of Mingulay, Barra; husband of Mary Macdougall Gillies
Last address in Barra: Caolis
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Robert Smith
Service number: 3560B
Date of death: 20 July 1917 at the age of 35
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 27
Local memorial: Barra & Vatersay
Ship sunk by gunfire from U-44, 100 miles northwest of the Isle of Lewis