Identity
Person No.
22876
Service No.
D/JX 144645
Last Name
First Name
Douglas
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
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
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Anthony Wilson Shaw and Amy Shaw, of Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia. Born Woodstock, Cape Town, 2 November 1918; ed. Ceres High School; Cadet Draft 1934-5. On leaving General Botha Douglas Shaw joined the Royal Navy as Able Seaman and served in HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Royal Oak, and finally HMS Neptune, when she was lost at sea.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project