Identity
Person No.
26707
Service No.
12327
Last Name
First Name
RUBEN van WYK
Initials
R V W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
38
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Lost 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
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Bernardus Lambertus and Emmerentia van der Vyver (nee van Wyk), of Aberdeen, Cape Province. Ex-husband (divorced) of the late Martha van der Vyver (nee Struwig). Born in Aberdeen, Cape Province. He had 2 sons and a daughter. He lived at 8 Cathcart Street, Aberdeen.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project