Name: |
PEREIRA |
Given Name: |
CECIL ALBERT |
Initials: |
C A |
Service No: |
D/KX 96386 |
Rank: |
Stoker 1st ClassOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Navy |
Unit: |
H.M.S. NeptuneOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1941-12-19Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
21 |
Cause of Death: |
Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Cecil and Kathleen Pereira, of Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. |