In Memory Of
GALLOWAY, HEDWIG MATILDA
Service Details
Age:
56
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Civilian
Regiment:
Civilian War Dead
Date of Death:
1942-10-29
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.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
M.V. "ABOSSO"
Country:
Lost at Sea
Additional Information
Daughter of the late Carl Emil and Emilie Franz; widow of William Sharp Galloway. Of 51 St. George's Road, East London, South Africa.
