Identity
Person No.
4327
Service No.
66493
Last Name
First Name
Noel Patrick
Initials
N P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action. CORNWALL and her sister ship Dorsetshire were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Able Seaman
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Unit
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Pierce and Wilhelmina Commerford, of Cape Town. From Robben Island, South Africa. On Robben Island Garrison Church Memorial. His brother also died in service
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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samilhistory.com
open source ↗
samilhistory.com Remembrance / Peter Dickens SAN WW2 honour roll
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