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Identity
Person No.
16407
Service No.
32212
Last Name
Mercer
3
First Name
Unknown
Initials
G L B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1901
(±1 yr)
187
Age at Death
41
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces
203
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 128.
14
Location
Country
Egypt
2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Edward B. S. and Annie E. Mercer.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #16407