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Identity
Person No.
22797
Service No.
68100
Last Name
First Name
Harry
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
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
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Simon and Rose Sevel, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. ***Jewish

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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