Identity
Person No.
10941
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Isaac
Initials
I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. On 16 January 1941 at 0356 hrs Oropesa was southeast of Rockall in the Western Approaches when the German Type VIIC submarine U-96, commanded by Kptlt Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, hit her in the stern with one G7a torpedo. Oropesa did not sink immediately, so U-96 waited and at 0440 hrs fired another torpedo, but that malfunctioned and went in circles. U-96 fired again at 0503 and 0559 hrs, this time hitting Oropesa beneath her bridge and amidships. The liner capsized and sank at 0616 hrs
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project