Identity
Person No.
12698
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Isaac Simon
Initials
I S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
16
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Sunk by U-552, on a voyage from Halifax to Liverpool when she was sunk with 2 torpedoes from U-552 (Topp) just before midnight on September 19-1941 while in Convoy SC 44, escorted by 1 destroyer and 4 corvettes, Honeysuckle and Mayflower being 2 of them. Barbro had a cargo of 9000 tons petrol and all on board her, 21 Norwegians, 3 Swedes, 1 Dane, 5 British and 4 Canadians died in the flames, helplessly watched by other ships around her. Sank in position 61 30N 35 07W 35 11
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Abraham and Beatrice Kruyer, of Cape Town, South Africa. Signed on 6th August 1941 in UK. 1 year at sea. ***Jewish.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project