Identity
Person No.
7838
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Hedwig Matilda
Initials
H M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
56
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
Torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores. Sailed from Cape Town on 8th October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Notes
Daughter of the late Carl Emil and Emilie Franz; widow of William Sharp Galloway. Of 51 St. George's Road, East London, South Africa.
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