The book lists all 89 men and includes information about their lives, their families, and the communities they came from. Many of the men were experienced seamen but some had only recently been conscripted into service. #WW1 #RoyalNavy #Orkney
Reposted from The Orkney News
Available from all good booksellers, the book charts the lives of the 89 men who died when the M-Class Destroyer struck a mine and exploded on 1st March 1917 off Rora Head, Hoy, Orkney.
New Book: HMS Pheasant 1917, 'Who were the lost men and boys' theorkneynews.scot/2025/01/22/n...

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