Drowned 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 Arthur R. Payne and Amelia E. Payne; husband of Johanna Campbell Payne, of Umzinto Rail, Natal. Born in Pietermaritzburg. Previous service during WW1 in South West Africa, Egypt and France. A Field Worker in the Sugar industry by profession