Name: |
BELL |
Given Name: |
DOUGLAS STEWART |
Initials: |
D S |
Service No: |
67243 |
Rank: |
Stoker 1st ClassOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Naval Forces |
Unit: |
H.M.S. DorsetshireOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-04-05Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
29 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action. DORSETSHIRE and her sister ship Cornwall were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Thomas H. and Elizabeth Bell, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of Dorothy M. Bell, of Durban. |