Service Details
Name:
GEFFEN
Given Name:
SENDER
Initials:
S
Service No:
68035
Rank:
Stoker 1st Class
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Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
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Unit:
H.M.S. Dorsetshire
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Date of Death:
1942-04-05
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Age:
27
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 David and Etta Geffen, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. ***Jewish
Commemoration
Country:
United Kingdom
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Locality:
Devon
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Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
Panel 74, Column 2.

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