Isles MP Angus MacNeil has laid an Early Day Motion (EDM) before parliament on the centenary of the Iolaire tragedy.
Mr MacNeil called on parliament to remember those sailors returning from the Great War who were lost when HMY Iolaire sank on 1st January 1919 off Stornoway and to commend all those in the islands who have been involved in events and projects to commemorate the tragedy.
He said: “As we approach the 100 years since the loss of the Iolaire, it is so important that we remember the men who lost their lives just yards from home shores and the impact this had on our islands, especially after the already terrible losses of the war.
“The events and projects organised to mark the centenary have documented this tragedy in our history in the most moving and fitting way and have ensured that this dark day in our history is relayed to a new generation.”
More than 50 MPs from across six political parties and one independent signed the EDM.
Mr MacNeil has worn the PoppyScotland Iolaire pin in the House of Commons.
HMY Iolaire tragedy remembered in House of Commons
