Identity
Person No.
19472
Service No.
68009
Last Name
First Name
Charles Percy
Initials
C P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. DORSETSHIRE and her sister ship Cornwall were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Arthur and Jane Orton, of Dover Road, Sea Point, Cape Province. Husband of Lilian Edith Nadina Orton, of Harfield Road, Claremont, Cape Province
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project