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Deck Hand Robert McKay
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Deck Hand Robert McKay

Birth
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death
1 Jun 1916 (aged 23–24)
At Sea
Monument
Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England Add to Map
Plot
No Known Grave; names is listed on Panel 23.
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Service No. 6780DA - Deck Hand - Royal Naval Reserve. H.M. Drifter Benificient.

One of eight crewmen who lost there lives when H.M. Drifter "Beneficent." was sunk by gunfire from a Austrian warship, near Saruichey LV, Adriatic Sea.

The other crewmen were,
Skipper – Robert DUTHIE RNR
Engineman - William BURMAN ( 1914ES) RNR
Trimmer – John CARDNO (3403TS) RNR
Deck Hand - Alfred Victor COLLAR (3261SD) RNR
Engineman – Robert DUTHIE (3308ES) RNR
Deck Hand – William Forman GREIG (6781DA) RNR
Trimmer - George STEPHEN (3407TS) RNR

Son of Robert and Helen McKay, of 31, Manse Street, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Service No. 6780DA - Deck Hand - Royal Naval Reserve. H.M. Drifter Benificient.

One of eight crewmen who lost there lives when H.M. Drifter "Beneficent." was sunk by gunfire from a Austrian warship, near Saruichey LV, Adriatic Sea.

The other crewmen were,
Skipper – Robert DUTHIE RNR
Engineman - William BURMAN ( 1914ES) RNR
Trimmer – John CARDNO (3403TS) RNR
Deck Hand - Alfred Victor COLLAR (3261SD) RNR
Engineman – Robert DUTHIE (3308ES) RNR
Deck Hand – William Forman GREIG (6781DA) RNR
Trimmer - George STEPHEN (3407TS) RNR

Son of Robert and Helen McKay, of 31, Manse Street, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gravesite Details

Deck Hand, Royal Naval Reserve. Age: 24.

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  • Maintained by: Lizzie
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56700533/robert-mckay: accessed ), memorial page for Deck Hand Robert McKay (1892–1 Jun 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56700533, citing Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England; Maintained by Lizzie (contributor 49503671).