Identity
Person No.
29037
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Han Shing
Initials
H S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
On 16 Aug, 1944, the unescorted Empire Lancer was torpedoed and sunk by U-862 in the Mozambique Channel. The master, 36 crew members and five gunners were lost. 34 crew members and three gunners landed 60 miles south of Lumbo, Portuguese East Africa ten days later
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project