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Identity
Person No.
6777
Service No.
D/KX 96384
Last Name
Esterhuyse
2
First Name
Adriaan Johannes
Initials
A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1920
(±1 yr)
676
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Stoker 1st Class
Regiment
Royal Navy
145
Unit
H.M.S. Neptune
41
Death Record
Date of Death
19 December 1941
133
Cause of Death
Lost at sea
567
Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men
Grave Reference
Panel 52, Column 3.
5
Location
Country
United Kingdom
2,450
Locality
Devon
343
Cemetery
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
293
Coordinates
50.36573, -4.14223
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Anna Debora Esterhuyse, of Cape Town, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #6777