Identity
Person No.
1437
Service No.
179972
Last Name
First Name
Thomas Samuel
Initials
T S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
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
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 135.
Notes
Husband of Aileen Stella Beddy (nee Nash), of Parys.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Intelligence Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
Citations
Unknown
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Dedications 3
Lt Tucker was my Platoon CO when I was busy with basics at 8SAI. A wonderfully generous man with a kind heart. I remember being at 8SAI's Riemvasmaak Training Area in June when we heard the news. A very sad day indeed.
I remember the day very well, we were busy with our 2nd phase of training when the news came in, they were all good men from 8Sai that died that day, and they will
THE BEST LOOT A SOLDIER COULD HAVE ..GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN ..ENGELSMAN ..