Identity
Person No.
23923
Service No.
53606
Last Name
First Name
Ronald
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
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
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Percy and Carrie Squires, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery
Citation
LG Sup 9 Sept 1942 - "In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period November, 1941, to April, 1942"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project