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Identity
Person No.
10886
Service No.
60608
Last Name
Jacobs
124
First Name
John Bernard
Initials
J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1915
(±1 yr)
444
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces
78
Unit
Unknown
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
Block F. Grave 293.
1
Location
Country
South Africa
17,413
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal
1,574
Cemetery
DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
408
Coordinates
-29.88587, 30.97733
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jacobs, of Johannesburg.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #10886