More about William Dand

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

William Dand   J/5946   Royal Navy

DUNDEE NAVY IS DROWNED

IN BOATING ACCIDENT AT SCAPA FLOW.

P.O. William Dand torpedo instructor, 38 Ann Street, Dundee, was one of a party of five naval officers who were drowned in a boating accident at Scapa during the weekend.

The party were in a boat belonging to H.M.S. Lucia, which is at present lying at Scapa Flow, when the craft capsized and five men were drowned.  Mrs Dand received intimation yesterday of the tragic fate of her husband.

Deceased, who was thirty years of age, served in the navy during the war.

Dundee Courier 21st June 1920

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William Dand was the son of Mr William Dand and he was married to Mrs Margaret Laburn Dand, 28 or 38 Ann Street, Dundee. In October 1906 he joined the Royal Navy on a Special Service Engagement of seven years giving his place of birth as Dundee and his employment as a Textile Worker. His Service Number was SS1675. In November 1909 he transferred to a Continuous Service Engagement with a new Service Number of J5946. When war broke out he was serving in the cruiser HMS Dartmouth and remained in this ship until August 1916 when he was drafted first to HMS Forrester and then HMS Vixen, both destroyers. In December 1919 he joined the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Lucia which was stationed in Reval, Estonia supporting RN Submarines operations against the Bolshevik Russian forces. William Dand was drowned after the boat he was in capsized. His body was recovered and is buried in the Dundee Eastern Necropolis, grave reference, MM5 677. His date of death in the Naval History Net is different from that in the Commonwealth War Grave Commission record of 17 June 1919.

Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie