Identity
Person No.
186
Service No.
69001
Last Name
First Name
William Douglas
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W D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Imperial Japanese Navy land based bombers found the battleship HMS Prince of Wales (35,000 tons) and battle-cruiser HMS Repulse (26,500 tons) in the South China Sea. The British capitol ships are sunk, by 88 Japanese aircraft in less than two hours; 840 men die, 2,800 are rescued by escorting destroyers. This leaves the Allies with no active battleships in the Pacific
Grave Reference
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Cemetery
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Adamson, of Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project