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Identity
Person No.
10707
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Irven
1
First Name
Richard
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Ordinary Seaman
Regiment
Merchant Navy
298
Unit
S.S. Nova Scotia (Liverpool)
18
Death Record
Date of Death
28 November 1942
193
Cause of Death
Lost at sea
567
Lost at sea on S. S. Nova Scotia, torpedoed and sunk by U-177. En route from Aden to Durban, South Africa. Carrying 6 passengers, 11 military and naval personnel, 134 South African guards and 765 Italian civil internees
Grave Reference
Panel 74.
18
Location
Country
United Kingdom
2,450
Locality
London
296
Cemetery
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
236
Coordinates
51.50955, -0.07769
Additional Information
Notes
Native of South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #10707