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Identity
Person No.
9581
Service No.
36781
Last Name
Heather
1
First Name
Arthur Edward Patrick
Initials
A E P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1920
(±1 yr)
676
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Air Corporal
Regiment
South African Air Force
3,509
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
28 November 1942
193
Cause of Death
Lost at sea
567
Lost at sea on S. S. Nova Scotia, torpedoed and sunk by U-177. En route from Aden to Durban, South Africa. Carrying 6 passengers, 11 military and naval personnel, 134 South African guards and 765 Italian civil internees
Grave Reference
Block F. Grave 340.
1
Location
Country
South Africa
17,413
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal
1,574
Cemetery
DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
408
Coordinates
-29.88587, 30.97733
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Arthur and Cecil Heather, of Pretoria.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #9581