Identity
Person No.
711
Service No.
6503
Last Name
First Name
Skidmore Fowler
Initials
S F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
38
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
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
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Skidmore F. and Alice Ashby and brother of Miss M. E. Ashby, all of "Hammond", Verulam, Natal. Born in Verulam. A farmer by profession. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. Commemoration stone in Verulam Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project