Identity
Person No.
2968
Service No.
69223
Last Name
First Name
James Michael
Initials
J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Attacked by carrier-borne aircraft from a Japanese force of three battleships and five carriers which had entered the Bay of Bengal a week before. The fatal bomb hit near the funnel, probably exploding in her magazine, as she immediately blew up
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Jacob E. and Dorothea M. Buitendach, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project