Stornoway Gazette, 31 July 1942
Many friends in Stornoway will learn with regret that Roy Mackenzie Knight, son of Captain and Mrs Knight, London, and nephew of Mr Mackenzie, 31 Anderson Road, who was reported missing after the sinking of HMS Cornwall, is now known to have died at his post.
He held a commission in the army, but was transferred to the Navy as an ordinary seaman at his own request.
One of his officers on the Cornwall writes: "All the time he seemed to be bright and happy and enjoyed treating the inconveniences of lower deck life with humour and patience." That bright and happy outlook on life won him many friends during the holiday he spent in Stornoway, and their sympathy is now extended to his parents and family in their loss.
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