Identity
Person No.
1283
Service No.
68600
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Thomson
Initials
D T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Regiment
Unit
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Attacked by carrier-borne aircraft from a Japanese force of three battleships and five carriers which had entered the Bay of Bengal a week before. The fatal bomb hit near the funnel, probably exploding in her magazine, as she immediately blew up
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of William A. and Elizabeth Baston. On Mossel Bay War Memorial, Western Cape
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project