A NEW book on the Iolaire tragedy, to be published next year to mark the centenary of the disaster, will tell the story of every single person on board for the first time.
The new book is being written by Malcolm Macdonald, chairman of Stornoway Historical Society, and Donald John Macleod, who have been researching material for almost 20 years.
HMY Iolaire hit the Beasts of Holm in the early hours of January 1, 1919. She was bringing Lewis and Harris servicemen home after the war but hit the rocks in a rising gale and sank within sight of the lights of Stornoway, with the loss of 201 lives.