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
Son of Pieter Andries and Sophia Susanna Johanna Blatt. Husband of Esther Henrietta (nee Durrheim) Blatt, of Eikengof, District Vereeniging. Born Malmesbury, Cape Province.