British Trawler Sansonnet, 212grt had sailed from Aberdeen on the 28th March 1940 and from Baltasound, Shetland on the 2nd April for fishing grounds. She was last seen on the 4th April, 18 miles East by South of Muckle Flugga during a raid by enemy aircraft. On May 29th a Joint Arbitration Committe considered the trawler and her 10 man crew lost by "War perils"

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CLARK, Deck Hand, WILLIAM, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 55.

HALL, Deck Hand, ALBERT EDWARD, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 42. Son of Henry Francis and Kate Eliza Hall, of Hull. His brother, James William, also fell.

LINDSAY, Chief Engineer, WILLIAM NICOL, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 59.

MURRAY, Second Engineer, JAMES, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 37.

MURRAY, Deck Hand, JAMES, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 35. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Murray; husband of Catherine Murray, of Buckie, Banffshire.

McCALLUM, Skipper, WILLIAM JAMES, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 52. Son of William J. and Mary McCallum; husband of Jean Wallace McCallum of Glasgow.

McGARRY, Trimmer, JAMES ALEXANDER, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 23. Husband of L. McGarry, of Summer Hill, Birmingham.

McKAY, Second Hand, ALEXANDER GRANT, Fishing Vessel Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 42.

SLATER, Cook, DAVID FALCONER, Steam Trawler Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 46.

THOMPSON, Fisherman, JOHN WILLIAM, Steam Trawler Sansonnet (Aberdeen). Fishing Fleet. 3rd April 1940. Age 38. Husband of Beatrice Thompson, of Hull.