Identity
Person No.
15961
Service No.
69686
Last Name
First Name
William Alexander
Initials
W A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Ships were ordered to embark evacuation parties and leave Tobruk harbour when Axis forces started shelling the town on 20 June 1942. Under heavy fire and was the last Allied ship to leave Tobruk. Her decks were cramped with soldiers evacuated from Tobruk and outside the harbour she took a disabled tug in tow. Early the next morning she was attacked at close range by six Italian MAS boats. With her captain killed, nearly half her ship's company wounded and all ammunition expended, it was finally decided to abandon ship
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mary McEwan, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project