Identity
Person No.
20198
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John William
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
9
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
Sunk by the German Submarine U-615, north of the Azores. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to East London, South Africa with 10,555 tons of general cargo and Government stores. Twenty crew, six gunners and six passengers were lost
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Notes
Son of the Revd. Robert H. Philpott, of the Manse, Welgelegen Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa, and of Annie Philpott. His brother also died
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