Robert Mackay was born in Melness on 1st April 1893, eldest son of Robert Mackay of East Strathen, Melness and Alexandrina Mackay nee Mackay. They were married on 29th September 1891 in Fraserburgh. In 1911 Census Robert is with his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters at home. He was a herring fisherman at the outbreak of the First World War and was called up into the Royal Navy with other men from Melness. On the 20th February 1917, Robert was on patrol on His Majesty’s Motor Launch Number 212 serving as a deckhand, when the boat was caught in a storm and he was washed overboard. Robert Mackay was lost at sea on that date, aged 24, his body was never found. He was the eldest son of a family of seven, his younger brother William also served in the Royal Naval Reserve on board H.M.S. Exyalore.
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SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL EDINBURGH CASTLE Robert Mackay. Deckhand 3611. Royal Naval Reserve. H.M. Motor Launch No 212. Died 20-02-17.
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Mackay Deckhand Robert 3611. Royal Naval Reserve. Accidentally drowned 20 February 1917. Son of Mr and Mrs Robert Mackay of East Strathen, Melness Sutherlandshire.
Seaman Robert Mackay has no known grave and is remembered on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL.
- Introduction
- A Tongue Soldier
- Peter Burr
- Charles Burr
- Angus Clarke
- Angus Mackay
- Charles Mackay
- Daniel Mackay
- Donald Mackay
- Henry Mackay
- Hugh Mackay
- Magnus Mackay
- Sinclair Mackay
- William Mackay
- Hamish Mackenzie
- William Mclntosh
- Mangus Macleod
- Donald Munro
- William Munro
- Hugh John Murray
- Okain C Shaw
- Angus Sutheriand
- Peter Sutherland
- Roll of Honour World War 1-1
- Not on Tongue War Memorial
- Alexander Mackay
- Roll of Honour Tongue WW 2
- Melness War Memorial
- John Barnestson
- David Campbell
- Donald Mackay Melness
- James Pope
- Donald Rankine
- Murdo McPherson
- James Mackenzie
- Joseph Mackenzie
- Sinclair Mackenzie
- Isabella Mackenzie
- Mackay Mackay
- Robert Mackay
- Joseph Munro
- John A Mackenzie
- John C Mackenzie
- George W Mackay
- Allan Mackay
- John Mackay
- Kenneth Mackay
- Roll of Honour World War 1
- Angus G Mackay
- Robert A Gunn
- Martin Morrison
- John Robert Munro
- Roll of Honour Melness WW 2
- Not on Melness War Memorial
- Steamship SS Ashbury
- Skerray War Memorial
- David Newlands
- John Donald Mackay
- John Angus Grant Mackay
- George Gunn
- Hugh Mackay Lotts
- Williams Duncan Mackay
- Thomas N Mackay
- George G Mackay
- Eric W Mackay
- John George Mackay
- Angus G Mackay1
- Alex Mackay High Bonnybridge
- Alexander Mackay Achnabat
- Robert Mackay1
- Donald H Mackay
- Neil Munro
- Murdoch Mackay D C M
- George Mackay
- William Milne
- Eric Mackay Canadians
- Daniel Gunn Mackay
- John M Mackay
- John Mackay AIF
- Robert Hugh Mackay
- James McDougall
- Roll of Honour Worlds War 1
- Duncan C Menzies
- James M Gunn
- William W Sim
- George Gordon
- Donald Mackay Torrisdale
- James Mackay
- Archibald McNichol
- Not on Skerray War Memorial
- Roll of Honour World War 2
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Tongue Soldier
- Peter Burr
- Charles Burr
- Angus Clarke
- Angus Mackay
- Charles Mackay
- Daniel Mackay
- Donald Mackay
- Henry Mackay
- Hugh Mackay
- Magnus Mackay
- Sinclair Mackay
- William Mackay
- Hamish Mackenzie
- William Mclntosh
- Mangus Macleod
- Donald Munro
- William Munro
- Hugh John Murray
- Okain C Shaw
- Angus Sutheriand
- Peter Sutherland
- Roll of Honour World War 1-1
- Not on Tongue War Memorial
- Alexander Mackay
- Roll of Honour Tongue WW 2
- Melness War Memorial
- John Barnestson
- David Campbell
- Donald Mackay Melness
- James Pope
- Donald Rankine
- Murdo McPherson
- James Mackenzie
- Joseph Mackenzie
- Sinclair Mackenzie
- Isabella Mackenzie
- Mackay Mackay
- Robert Mackay
- Joseph Munro
- John A Mackenzie
- John C Mackenzie
- George W Mackay
- Allan Mackay
- John Mackay
- Kenneth Mackay
- Roll of Honour World War 1
- Angus G Mackay
- Robert A Gunn
- Martin Morrison
- John Robert Munro
- Roll of Honour Melness WW 2
- Not on Melness War Memorial
- Steamship SS Ashbury
- Skerray War Memorial
- David Newlands
- John Donald Mackay
- John Angus Grant Mackay
- George Gunn
- Hugh Mackay Lotts
- Williams Duncan Mackay
- Thomas N Mackay
- George G Mackay
- Eric W Mackay
- John George Mackay
- Angus G Mackay1
- Alex Mackay High Bonnybridge
- Alexander Mackay Achnabat
- Robert Mackay1
- Donald H Mackay
- Neil Munro
- Murdoch Mackay D C M
- George Mackay
- William Milne
- Eric Mackay Canadians
- Daniel Gunn Mackay
- John M Mackay
- John Mackay AIF
- Robert Hugh Mackay
- James McDougall
- Roll of Honour Worlds War 1
- Duncan C Menzies
- James M Gunn
- William W Sim
- George Gordon
- Donald Mackay Torrisdale
- James Mackay
- Archibald McNichol
- Not on Skerray War Memorial
- Roll of Honour World War 2
- Acknowledgements
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