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Identity
Person No.
2265
Service No.
82172
Last Name
Botha
151
First Name
Unknown
Initials
P H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces
122
Unit
2nd
452
Death Record
Date of Death
28 November 1942
193
Cause of Death
Lost at sea
567
Lost at sea on S. S. Nova Scotia, torpedoed and sunk by U-177. En route from Aden to Durban, South Africa. Carrying 6 passengers, 11 military and naval personnel, 134 South African guards and 765 Italian civil internees
Grave Reference
Column 130.
17
Location
Country
Egypt
2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
Additional Information
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #2265