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On 1st March 1917 HMS Pheasant an M Class Destroyer was sunk when it struck a mine, off Rora Head, Orkney.

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On 1st March 1917 HMS Pheasant an M Class Destroyer was sunk when it struck a mine, off Rora Head, Orkney. All 89 lives were lost. Only one body was ever recovered. Midshipman Reginald Cotter is buried in Lyness Naval Cemetery, Hoy.

Signalman David Davies, age 28
Able Seaman Angus McDonald, age 32
Ordinary Seaman Arthur Merton Fisher, age 24
Stoker Chas Neale, age 23
Able Seaman Henry (Harry) Hollowood, age 23
Able Seaman Percy William Searle, age 20
Lieutenant H W Douglas Griffith, age 29
Able Seaman William Porter, age 20
Able Seaman Samuel Haworth, age 23
Able Seaman Tom Howarth age 22, (possibly younger)
Leading Seaman Harry Sultan, age 24
Able Seaman John Hamilton’s (age 20 (or younger) medals
Ordinary Seaman Ivor Weaver, age 21 (possibly younger)
Leading Seaman Cyril Grebbell, age 26
Ordinary Seaman Frederick Edworthy, age 20
Gunner Sydney Herlihy, age 41
Able Seaman James Hamilton, age 25
Petty Office James Atcheson, age 36
Ordinary Seaman Harry (Henry) Martin, age 22
Chief Stoker William Bowen, age 38
The grave of Midshipman Reginald Cotter, age 20, Lyness Naval Cemetery Hoy
HMS Pheasant was sunk off Rora Head, Hoy, Image credit Martin Laird
HMS Pheasant- Multibeam Echosound Image. Copyright ORCA

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