A shipwreck where more than 200 servicemen died on their way home after the First World War has finally been recognised as a war grave.

Only 82 of the 283 passengers on board HMY Iolaire survived when it smashed into rocks and sank off the Isle of Lewis on January 1, 1919. Around a third of the bodies were never recovered.

Servicemen were travelling back to Lewis, Harris and Berneray after surviving the horrors of battle when tragedy struck in the early hours of the morning near the town of Stornoway.

Western Isles Council has tirelessly campaigned for the shipwreck site to be given war grave designation and their calls have been backed by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

The council wrote to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) last year, highlighting that it would bring comfort to the servicemens' loved-ones and let them rest in peace.

The designation has now been granted and will come into effect next month.