Name: |
THORNE |
Given Name: |
ANNE |
Initials: |
A |
Rank: |
CivilianOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Civilian War Dead |
Date of Death: |
1942-10-29Other Casualties on this
Date |
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. |
Additional Information: |
Wife of Air Gunner S. G. Thorne, of Hillside Camp, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. |