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Identity
Person No.
15938
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
McDONALD 40
First Name
Sir JAMES GORDON
Initials
J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1867 (±1 yr) 43
Age at Death
75
Military Service
Rank
Civilian
Regiment
Civilian War Dead 90
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
06 December 1942 145
Cause of Death
Lost at sea 567
Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
Lost at Sea 244
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
S.S. "CERAMIC" 42
Additional Information
Notes

Lt., Home Guard; of Bulawayo, Rhodesia, South Africa. Son of Hugh and Johanna McDonald, of Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #15938

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=15938&pdf=1

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