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Identity
Person No.
2198
Service No.
68924
Last Name
First Name
John Stephen
Initials
J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Stoker 2nd Class
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. CORNWALL and her sister ship Dorsetshire 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
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Hendrik L. and Catharina W. Botes, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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