Identity
Person No.
1606
Service No.
J/51070
Last Name
First Name
Harry Randall
Initials
H R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Zeebrugge. During the operation, Harry belonged to the fore gun crew aboard HMS Vindictive. It was reported in the Johannesburg Star that Harry and the entire gun crew was blown to pieces by German shell fire. Harry was fatally wounded by this shellfire. (ref. Paul Kendall : The Zeebrugge Raid - 1918.)
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of William James Bennewith, of Pretoria, South Africa, formerly of Stratford, London, England, and the late Ada Bennewith
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project