Identity
Person No.
27925
Service No.
12579
Last Name
First Name
Lawrence Guard
Initials
L G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
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 William and Ethel Elizabeth Webb, of Grahamstown. Husband of Dora Emma Webb, of Port Elizabeth. Born Albany. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. On Grahamstown Cathedral Parish Church memorial.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project