Identity
Person No.
2312
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
George Henry
Initials
G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at 21.30 hours on 28 June 1944, Maid of Orleans (Master Herbert L. Payne) in convoy FXP-18 was damaged by an explosion and sank after 30 minutes southeast of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. The ship had brought troops to the Normandy beachheads and was on her return trip. Five crew members were lost. The master, 72 crew members, 18 gunners and two passengers (Observer Corps personnel) were picked up by HMS Hotham (K 583) (A/LtCdr S. Ayles, RNR), HMS Eglinton (L 87) (LtCdr F.M. Graves, RN) and the British tug Empire Roger and landed at Portsmouth, where one crew member died of injuries in a hospital
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of George Leonard and Elizabeth Bottle; nephew of Kate Smith, of Fulham, London. Born South Africa in 1926. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project