A friend of mine has told me about a family erected headstone at GAMRIE NEW PARISH CHURCHYARD, Banff that records this info " In Memory of James Alex WATT, who died at the STATION HOTEL MALLAIG through the sinking of the SS Premier by enemies submarine "
The Commonwealth War Grave Commission records the casualty as being J . A WATT, engineman , Mercantile Marine , aged 36 years, H M Drifter Premier , husband of Anna Bella Watt, of 75 Denside, Gardenstown, Banff. death date shown is 15 January 1918 , James A Watt is buried in a CWGC grave at Gamrie New Parish Churchyard , Gardenstown . ( Grave A 1 61 )
Does anyone know anything about this sinking of the H M Drifter Premier which I would expect was being used on mine sweeping duties around the Mallaig coastal areas ? Was James A Watt brought ashore to the Hotel but died of his wounds in the attack etc ?