Identity
Person No.
25211
Service No.
67462
Last Name
First Name
Francis Desmond
Initials
F D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
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
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thorp, of Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. His brother, Edward Charles, perished with him.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project
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samilhistory.com
samilhistory.com Remembrance / Peter Dickens SAN WW2 honour roll
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