Identity
Person No.
894
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John Herbert Reid
Initials
J H R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Rank
Lieut-Commander (R.N.R.)
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Serving as Staff Captain
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Torpedoed and sunk by U-181. En route from Kosseir & Aden to Durban, South Africa. At 17.40 hours on 2 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Amarylis was hit amidships by a G7a torpedo from U-181 and sank within 2 minutes after breaking in two. The Germans questioned six survivors on a raft and on this opportunity took a drowning sheep aboard for fresh meat. 16 crew and 2 DEMS gunners lost
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mary Campbell Bailey, of 34 Harold Road, Upper Norwood, London, S.E.19. Born South Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project