Identity
Person No.
24475
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Edwin John
Initials
E J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed when battleship HMS King George V crashed into PUNJABI'S port side just abaft the engine room and went through her "like a butter knife at 25 knots". PUNJABI'S stern sank almost immediately
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Charles William and Constance Summers, of Zeerust, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Zeerust, 14th July 1922. Ed, Zeerust Primary School. Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha. Cadet Draft 1937-9. On leaving Genearl Botha, Edwin John Summers joined the RNR as Midshipman and was posted to HMS Norfolk and later transferred to HMS Punjab.
Citation
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External Source
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South African War Graves Project