Identity
Person No.
13336
Service No.
214748
Last Name
First Name
Ralph Percy
Initials
R P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
attd. 301 Field Regt. East African Artillery
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Lost in S.S. Khedive Ismail (London). Sailing on 6 February 1944 from Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa, Kenya to Colombo, Ceylon in Convoy KR-8, the SS Khedive Ismail was attacked by a B1 type Japanese submarine. The Khedive Ismail was hit by two torpedoes. 1297 perished
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lenton, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia; husband of Barbara Lenton, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project