Identity
Person No.
21204
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Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Adelaide Mary
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A M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
Gloucester Castle SS was a British Steam Passenger Vessel of 8,006 tons built in1911 by Fairfield, Govan, Yard No 478 for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company., London. On the 15th July 1942 whilst on voyage from Liverpool to Table Bay with 12 passengers, 142 crew and six gunners, she was sunk by a raider off south west Africa. Captain H.H. Rose and 92 passengers and crew were killed. Two lifeboats containing 61 people were picked up by the raider and taken to Japan as prisoners. Two of which died in captivity
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Unknown
Notes
Daughter of Eustace Herbert and Gladys Louisa Raynham, of 26 Carrington Road, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.
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