Name: |
WHITTAKER |
Given Name: |
HERBERT ARTHUR |
Initials: |
H A |
Service No: |
73213 |
Rank: |
Lance BombardierOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Artillery |
Unit: |
1 Anti-Tank Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-11-28Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1942-11-29 |
Age: |
41 |
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 Thomas J. and Wynne Whittaker; husband of Deborah Lilian Whittaker, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2013-11-01