Name: |
PAYNE |
Given Name: |
HUBERT HAROLD (JOCK) |
Initials: |
H H |
Service No: |
72867 |
Rank: |
SergeantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces |
Date of Death: |
1942-11-28Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1942-11-29 |
Date of Birth: |
1895-12-04 |
Age: |
46 |
Cause of Death: |
Drowned 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 Arthur R. Payne and Amelia E. Payne; husband of Johanna Campbell Payne, of Umzinto Rail, Natal. Born in Pietermaritzburg. Previous service during WW1 in South West Africa, Egypt and France. A Field Worker in the Sugar industry by profession |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2018-11-29