Identity
Person No.
28272
Service No.
69024
Last Name
First Name
Vivian George
Initials
V G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, HMS Barham was hit by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331. As she rolled over to port, her after magazines exploded and the ship quickly sank with the loss of over two-thirds of her crew
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Stephen G. and Mary E. Whymark. Commemoration stone in Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery
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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