Identity
Person No.
6990
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
George Ezegbour
Initials
G E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
At 23.59 hours on 6 Dec, 1942, the Henry Stanley (Master Richard Jones), dispersed from convoy ON-149, was hit in the foreship by one torpedo from U-103 about 580 miles northwest of the Azores. The survivors abandoned ship and were questioned by the Germans, who took the master as prisoner on board. He was landed at Lorient on 29 December and taken to the POW camp Milag Nord. At 01.40 hours, the ship was hit aft of the bridge by a coup de grâce and disintegrated in a big explosion. The lifeboats were never seen again: 44 crew members, eight gunners and 11 passengers were lost
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project