Service Details
Name:
 ANDERSON
Given Name:
 ALAN GORDON
Initials:
 A G
Service No:
 142541
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 5 Res. M.T. Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1942-11-28
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Date of Death 2:
 1942-11-29
Age:
 44
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 Charles J. Anderson and Frances C. Anderson.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Block F. Grave 302.

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