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Identity
Person No.
1299
Service No.
186383
Last Name
Bates
10
First Name
James William
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1901
(±1 yr)
187
Age at Death
41
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces
326
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
Column 144.
18
Location
Country
Egypt
2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Magdalene Bates, of Woodstock, Cape Province
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #1299