Identity
Person No.
809
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Philip Henry
Initials
P H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
50
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
At 04.08 hours on 11 May, 1943, the unescorted Tinhow (Master Philip Henry Aydon) was torpedoed and sunk by U-181 about 25 miles 230 degrees from Limpoo Light in the Mozambique Channel. The master, 24 crew members and 50 passengers were lost. 41 crew members, twelve gunners and 75 passengers were picked up by Portuguese fishing boats and landed at Lourcenco Marques on 13 May
Military Service
Rank
Master
Regiment
Corps
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of the late Arthur Horatio and Benedicta Aydon. Husband of Margaret Agnes Aydon, of "Park Cliffe", 422 Currie Road, Durban, South Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945
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