Stornoway (Steornabhagh) 1 Patrol

Locality

Stornoway (Steornabhagh) is the main town in the Western Isles and administrative centre for the Outer Hebrides.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Lieutenant K. MacLeod Unknown Unknown
Sergeant J. M. Morrison Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Corporal M. MacKenzie Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Donald J. M. MacKenzie

Butcher

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private I. MacLennan Unknown Unknown
Private Donald Duncan Morrison

Radio dealer

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private John Fleming Robertson

Council plumber

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

The OB was on the Broad Bay side of Stornoway Airfield, near Steinish (now an airport). There were suspension hooks from ceiling.

The image is from 1994.

Patrol & OB pictures
OB Image
Caption & credit
Stornoway Airfield
OB Image
Caption & credit
Stornoway Harbour
OB Image
Caption & credit
Stornoway Patrol 1 OB 1994
OB Status
Largely intact
Location

Stornoway (Steornabhagh) 1 Patrol

Training

Visiting Scout sections from Seaforths and Lovat Scouts conducted a ‘round robin’ type of training package for Patrols on the Outer Hebrides.

References

TNA ref WO199/3388

David Blair

Hancock data held at B.R.A

Rodney Long and John Robertson

Stornoway Historical Society