Today we reflect
on the tragic event which claimed the life of Robert MacDonald, Sub-Lieutenant
in the Royal Navy. Robert, aged 39, was
one of hundreds of casualties following an explosion on board the minelayer
“Princess Irene” on 27th May 1915.
Although not named on the Portsoy town memorial, he is commemorated on
the family gravestone in Portsoy cemetery, which identifies his parents as
Robert MacDonald and Margaret Burgess.
Robert is also remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
