Bompas, Grace Ethel

Identity

Person No.

2049

Service No.

Unknown

Last Name

Bompas 1

First Name

Grace Ethel

Initials

G E

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1888 (±1 yr) 356

Age at Death

30

Military Service

Rank

Nursing Sister

Regiment

South African Military Nursing Service 37

Unit

Unknown

Death Record

Date of Death

12 September 1918 135

Cause of Death

Drowned 1,068

Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet

Grave Reference

Addenda Panel 4

Location

Country

United Kingdom 2,450

Locality

Hampshire 851

Cemetery

HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON 728

Coordinates

50.93384, -1.43114

Additional Information

Notes

Daughter of Frederick Willliam Bompas and Catherine Thompson, of Johannesburg. There is a main road is named Bompas in Johannesburg. b.15 October 1887.

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #2049

Bompas, Grace Ethel (G E)