Torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores. Sailed from Cape Town on 8th October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 14
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Barber, of 15 Devonshire Court, Troye Street, Johannesburg, South Africa; wife of Cpl. Philip Blom, Royal Netherlands Forces.