Basic Details
Surname
Lamont
Forenames
Samuel
Gender
unknown
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Notes
Known locally as Somhairle Dhomhnaill Dhonnchaidh. Lamont was born in Staffin on 21st January 1923, and lived at 20 Garafad with his parents Donald and Peggie. When the war ended Lamont became a fisherman and it was whilst fishing on the 11th April 1951 that the trawler in which he was 2nd engineer was sunk off the lizard in Cornwall. His body was never found.
*UN-RELATED TO WAR DEATH, yet on the war memorial because he served during World War Two.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
British Army
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Private
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Princess Louise`s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Cornwall
Country of burial
Body never found (un-related to war death)
Town of burial
Body never found (un-related to war death)
Cemetery
Body never found (un-related to war death)
Year of death
1951
Month of death
April
Day of death
11
Age at death
27
Manner of death as stated
Un-related to war death: drowned at sea post war (1951) while fishing as part of his post-war profes