Identity
Person No.
13517
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Richard Charles
Initials
R C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
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
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Richard Charles and Beatrice Lewis; husband of Nellie Margaret Lewis, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project