Identity
Person No.
8385
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John David
Initials
J D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese I-165. En route from Durban, South Africa to Colombo, Ceylon. I-165's commander LtCdr Shimizu ordered his crewmen to open fire on the MOLLER's survivors. Thirty-two are killed by machine-gun and pistol fire
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of John Augustus and Irene Goodson; husband of Vera Goodson, of Rosebank, Cape Town, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project