Identity
Person No.
5993
Service No.
77422
Last Name
First Name
Joseph Richard
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
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
Husband of Miriam Aletta Drake
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project