Identity
Person No.
3172
Service No.
108272
Last Name
First Name
Clifford
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
44
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
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
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Bombardier
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Maurice and Lilian Buxton-Forman; husband of Linda Mary Buxton-Forman, of Claremont, Cape Province.
Research notes
Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 2 1939-1945 Lance Bombardier C. Buxton-Forman) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
open source ↗
World War 2 1939-1945 Lance Bombardier C. Buxton-Forman
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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