Identity
Person No.
7054
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Robertson Malcolm
Initials
R M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
At 0119, 2 miles of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, U-562 sinks British SS Grelhead carrying 6900 tons of iron ore (41 killed, 2 survivors make land). At 2033 just East of Gibraltar, U-557 sinks Norwegian SS Fjord carrying 5900 tons of iron ore (14 killed, 22 survivors reach the Spanish coast on 2 rafts)
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Lt.-Col. Ralph Fernie and Ursula Maude Fernie; stepson of Elizabeth Fernie, of Thorpe, Norwich. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project