Identity
Person No.
26815
Service No.
216431
Last Name
First Name
Alwyn Francois
Initials
A F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
49
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
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Pieter Willem and Anna Cecilia van Heerden; husband of Mary Adelaide (nee Carter) van Heerden, of Germiston, Transvaal.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project