Name: |
LANGE |
Given Name: |
MAX |
Initials: |
M |
Service No: |
105829 |
Rank: |
GunnerOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Artillery |
Unit: |
1 Field Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-11-28Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1942-11-29 |
Age: |
31 |
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 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Meyer and Rebecca Lange, of Worcester, Cape Province, South Africa. On Worcester War Memorial, Western Cape. ***Jewish |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2018-07-23