Identity
Person No.
468
Service No.
1872454
Last Name
First Name
George Victor
Initials
G V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
The Rakuyo Maru was part of Convoy HI-72 and transporting 1317 Australian and British prisoners of war (POWs) from Singapore, when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Sealion, on 12 September 1944. A total of 1159 POWs died as a result of the sinking
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of George and Mary Stewart Anderson. Born Cape Town, South Africa
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project