Identity
Person No.
2752
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Burn Buchan
Initials
D B B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
This was the first of the three British battlecruisers to be sunk at Jutland. She was struck by at least two salvoes from Hipper's battlecruisers around 15.58 on 31st May 1916. HMS Indefatigable was seen to sink by the stern, rolling over to port. There were two survivors from a crew of 1,019
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
b. 12-June-1887. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project