Name: |
BOWNESS |
Given Name: |
BRAIN GEORGE |
Initials: |
B G |
Service No: |
190233 |
Rank: |
SapperOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Engineer Corps |
Date of Death: |
1942-11-28Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1942-11-29 |
Age: |
28 |
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 Arthur James and Margaret Bowness, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Johannesburg. A reduction worker |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-05-12