Identity
Person No.
27815
Service No.
79202
Last Name
First Name
Daniel Vernon Vale
Initials
D V V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
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 Charles E. and Maggie Watkins; nephew of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Watson, of Sixth Street, New Township, Springs. Born Kimberley. A reduction worker.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project