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Identity
Person No.
20823
Service No.
P/L 6143
Last Name
First Name
Reuben Stanley
Initials
R S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
43
Military Service
Rank
Petty Officer Steward
Death Record
Cause of Death
Killed in action, torpedoed while escorting Convoy HN12 from Norway. Daring capsized and sank very quickly after having her stern blown off; 157 of the ship's company were lost
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Reuben and Ellen Purves; husband of Edith Violet Purves, of Barberton, Transvaal, South Africa.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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