7.
Aug. 22, 2011

I just found your great site and am looking to trace anything about my grandfather Donald C. MacKay lost from the Viknor, who is listed on your pages. Have visited N. Ireland and cannot find a gravestone with his name on, have found his name on the monument at Plymouth and wonder if he may have been granted any medals, but can't seem to find out. Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.

Thank you,
Heather Parker (Mackay)

6.
July 10, 2011

I am submitting photographs of the war graves of two of HMS Viknor's crew, W. G. Scott and E. R. Hewett. William George Scott was my great uncle who was a married man of nearly 34 years and who had a wife, son and daughter. He is buried in the tiny and ancient cemetery of Tarbert on the Isle of Jura. Next to his grave is that of a WWII unknown sailor.

The second is that of Earnest Roye Hewett whose grave is in the cemetery of the little church at Ballintoy, County Antrim. He was 17 years old and was the third son of Ada and Alfred Hewett whose eldest son Ralph was killed in France a month before Earnest drowned and whose second son died of disease in Salonika, Greece 18 months after Earnest drowned, he is buried in the military cemetery at Mikra.  

We came across Earnest Hewett's grave by accident while visiting Northern Ireland. Close to his grave is that of sailors who went down on with HMS Racoon on 18th January 1918. She hit rocks in a snowstorm and heavy seas.

Fran Pavely
Godstone, Surrey, England

The grave of William G. Scott, late of HMS Viknor.

The grave of Earnest R. Hewett, late of HMS Viknor.

5.
Mar. 10, 2011

I have recently started tracing my family tree. I have discovered that my Great Grandfather was Thomas James Sutton who is listed as “missing presumed killed” on HMS Viknor. At the time the ship went down, his wife Alice Sutton was pregnant with my Grandmother, Eileen. My Grandmother was born in May 1914. My Grandmother is still alive and will be 97 this year. I would dearly love to find out more information so that I can tell her more about her father. Thomas James Sutton and HMS Viknor. I would especially like to know if his body was washed ashore and identified and if there is a final resting place for him. I would just like to say that I love your site. Its very interesting.

Thank you,
Sarah Guy

4.
June 21, 2010

We have recently sailed our yacht in Scottish waters and I noticed two war gravestones there, one is for Alfred Fisher, Engine room Artificer. I'm attaching a photo of the grave. On returning home I looked up the ship name on the internet and read of the vessel and its loss off Tory Island a place we also sailed to two years ago.

Hilary Tyrrell

The grave of Alfred Fisher, late of HMS Viknor.

3.
June 13, 2010

We have recently found some family records which have a letter (see below) from the Admiralty confirming the death of Robert Ernest Booth late of H.M.S. Viknor official number 175602, this letter being received by my wife's Grandfather, the letter dated 26th February 1915. There is also a photograph of Robert Booth, if any of this data is useful to you we will post photocopies if you so wish. The website is very comprehensive and extremely interesting.

Regards,
John Herbert

World War 1 casualty medal.

(Image courtesy of Dr. John Fisher)
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Alfred Fisher's death certificate.

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