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Identity
Person No.
445
Service No.
142541
Last Name
Anderson
79
First Name
Alan Gordon
Initials
A G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1898
(±1 yr)
515
Age at Death
44
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces
326
Unit
5 Res. M.T. Coy.
3
Death Record
Date of Death
28 November 1942
193
Cause of Death
Lost at sea
567
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
Grave Reference
Block F. Grave 302.
1
Location
Country
South Africa
17,413
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal
1,574
Cemetery
DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
408
Coordinates
-29.88587, 30.97733
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Charles J. Anderson and Frances C. Anderson.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #445