Identity
Person No.
16421
Service No.
67952
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Charles James and Mary Louise Merryweather, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of D. J. Merryweather, of Durban.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
samilhistory.com Remembrance / Peter Dickens SAN WW2 honour roll https://samilhistory.com/2018/06/03/the-south-african-navys-elephant-in-the-room/
South African War Graves Project