Identity
Person No.
4831
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Frederick Basil
Initials
F B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Central Mediterranean - 'overdue, presumed lost'. Sailed from Alexandria, Egypt on 18th November for patrol in southern Adriatic. Failed to return on 6th December and presumed mined around Strait of Otranto area. Italian aircraft claim to have sunk a submarine in these waters on 26th November; all 55 crew lost (southern Adriatic Sea patrol)
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Colonel O. J. Currie, M.B. (Lond.), South African Medical Corps, and Sarah Gough Currie.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project