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Identity
Person No.
7918
Service No.
214222
Last Name
Gates
5
First Name
Reginald Godfrey William
Initials
R G W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
South African Tank Corps
172
Unit
3rd Reconnaissance Bn.
33
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
Column 137.
19
Location
Country
Egypt
2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Martha Louisa Gates (nee Verster)
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #7918