Civilian War Dead
List updated Nov. 17, 2006
Current Total = 40
40 names remembered here
| Last name |
First Name(s) |
Title |
Age |
Date of death |
Nature of Casualty |
Additional details |
| Truter |
Johannes Zacherias |
Assistant Surgeon |
. |
15 Dec. 1918 |
Influenza? |
Woburn Abbey Hospital, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. From Wellington,
South Africa |
| Auret |
Jacqueline Elizabeth |
Civilian (Nurse) |
28 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Nurse; of Johannesburg, South Africa. Daughter of L. Auret, and
of the late Capt. Ben Auret. |
| Blusger |
Isak Nahum |
Civilian (Doctor) |
32 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
B.A., F.R.C.S. Son of Soloman and Sarah Blusger, of 34 Kloof Nek,
Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Brawn |
Roland Deligne |
Civilian (Doctor) |
22 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Son of Essington O. and F. V. Brawn, of 22
Scanlon Street, Uitenhage, South Africa. |
| Broughton |
Charles |
Civilian |
20 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Son of Alice Rosina Broughton, of 11 Evan's Road, Milner Estate,
East London, South Africa, and of the late William Broughton. |
| Bunn |
Herbert Wilfred |
Civilian (Doctor) |
28 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Son of J. H. and M. Bunn, of Grosvenor Court,
Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. |
| Burke |
Thomas Ralph |
Civilian |
19 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Flt. Sgt., A.T.C. Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Burke, of 14 3rd Street,
Venterspost, South Africa. |
| Charles |
Lucy Winifred |
Civilian |
60 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
of The Halt, Alexandra Road, Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
Wife of A. L. Charles. |
| Cooper |
Dorothy Olivia Emms |
Civilian (Bachelor of Science) |
29 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
B.Sc. Daughter of Arthur William Beadle, O.B.E., and Christina
Beadle, of Fairlawn, Salisbury, Rhodesia, South Africa; wife of
Flying Officer Haig Allenby Cooper, of same address. |
| Croad |
Mary Stephine Doreen |
Civilian |
26 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woollard, of Manor House, Swaffan Prior,
Cambridgeshire; wife of Paul Harry Cedric Croad. |
| Croad |
Paul Henry Cedric |
Civilian |
25 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Croad, of 394 Ridge Road, Durban, South
Africa; husband of Mary Stephine Doreen Croad. |
| Darroll |
Apolline Sarah Niay |
Civilian |
43 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M.; of Northumberland Avenue, London, N.W.1. Daughter
of George and Apolline Niay Darroll, of Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Dippenaar |
Cecilia Johanna |
Civilian (Doctor) |
22 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Dr. D. Dippenaar, of Dewetsdorf, Orange Free State,
South Africa. |
| Du Plessis |
Adriaan Foster |
Civilian |
37 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Husband of H. M. Du Plessis, of Vaalbank, Colesberg, South Africa. |
| Halse |
Linda Winifred |
Civilian |
44 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
of The Cottage, Inanda, Johannesburg, South Africa. Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. McConnell, of Belle Vue, Main Road, Muizenburg,
Cape Province, South Africa; wife of Lt. Col. S. S. Halse. |
| Hildick-Smith |
Joan |
Civilian |
25 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
formerly of Women's Transport Service, F.A.N.Y. (Ambulance Division).
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hildick-Smith, of Modder B. Gold Mine,
East Rand, South Africa. |
| Howard |
Althena Margaret |
Civilian |
2 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Joan Howard, and of the late Wing Comdr. Alex Howard,
Royal Canadian Air Force. |
| Howard |
Janet Mary |
Civilian |
1 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Joan Howard, and of the late Wing Comdr. Alex Howard,
Royal Canadian Air Force. |
| Howard |
Joan |
Civilian |
28 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Edith Bagshaw, of Derwin, Sandown Road, Rondebosch,
Capetown, and of the late Thomas Ponsonby Bagshaw; widow of Wing
Comdr. Alex Howard, Royal Canadian Air Force. |
| Lewin |
Benson Leonard |
Civilian |
28 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
M.P.S. Son of Isadore Bernhardt Lewin, and Rebecca Lewin, of Church
Street, Oudtshoorn, Cape Province, South Africa; husband of Betty
May Lewin. |
| Lewin |
Betty May |
Civilian |
20 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Mrs. A. Walters, of 35 Belle Vue Street, Swansea,
Glamorgan; wife of Benson Leonard Lewin. |
| Mathias |
Phyllis Mildred |
Civilian |
31 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
S.C.M.M.G., L.E.T., M.E.; of Lamphey Court, Lamphey, Pembrokeshire.
Daughter of Alice Mildred Henwood, of Entabeni, Vryheid, Natal,
South Africa, and of the late Sidney Evelyn Henwood; wife of Wing
Comdr. Lewis Mathias, R.A.F. |
| McDonald |
James Gordon |
Sir (KBE) |
75 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Lt., Home Guard; of Bulawayo, Rhodesia, South Africa. Son of Hugh
and Johanna McDonald, of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. |
| Mollett |
Austin Godfrey |
Civilian |
68 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
of Crig, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Son of the late Revd. P.
R. Mollett, of Port Elizabeth; husband of Catherine Adelaide Mollett. |
| Mollett |
Catherine Adelaide |
Civilian |
60 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
of Crig, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Daughter of Mr. Todd; wife
of Austin Godfrey Mollett. |
| Mollett |
Joan Leonore |
Civilian |
28 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
of Crig, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Daughter of Austin Godfrey
Mollett and Catherine Adelaide Mollett. |
| Pery-Knox-Gore |
Barbara |
Civilian |
27 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Wife of Cullen Pery-Knox-Gore, of St. Michael's on Sea, S. Coast,
Natal, South Africa. |
| Rawson |
Jessie Miriam |
Civilian |
24 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of John Gillespie, of 18 Milner Road, Woodstock, Capetown,
South Africa. |
| Rawson |
Moira Alice |
Civilian |
1 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Jessie Miriam Rawson. |
| Ray |
David Bruce |
Civilian (Doctor) |
24 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Son of Dr. Robert Ray and Jeannie Bothia Ray, of 8 Jubilee Road,
Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa; husband of Margaret McMillan
Ray. |
| Ray |
Margaret McMillan |
Civilian |
26 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Mr. J. Muir, of 7 Slawanbar Road, Avonbridge, Falkirk,
Stirlingshire; wife of Dr. David Bruce Ray. |
| Rhodes |
Carl Thurman |
Civilian |
50 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Husband of Nellie Rhodes, of Spier, Lynedoch, Cape Province, South
Africa. |
| Russell |
Carol Margaret |
Civilian |
23 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
of 79 Leinster Road, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. Daughter
of the late William Allen Douglass Russell. |
| Schnetler |
Petrus Johannes |
Civilian |
32 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
B.Com. Son of Daniel Petrus Schnetler and Anna Sophia Schnetler,
of 130 Lunnon Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria, South Africa. |
| Tayler |
Nevel Haig |
Civilian |
26 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Son of C. T. and Mary Tayler, of 8 Barnato Street, Berea, Johannesburg,
South Africa. |
| Tetley |
Moira Catherine |
Civilian |
22 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Webb, of Guildford's Farm, Salisbury,
S. Rhodesia; widow of Norman Tetley. |
| Van Breda |
Vera Ellin |
Civilian |
50 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of Mrs. L. E. Waller, of Pen Park House, Charlton Common,
Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire; wife of H. J. Van Breda, of Pumula,
Umkomaas, Natal, South Africa. |
| Watson |
Elizabeth |
Civilian |
62 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Daughter of the late William Cooke, of Castle Boulevard, Nottingham;
wife of Richard T. Watson, of Theydon, S. Rhodesia. |
| White |
Genevive Clothilde |
Civilian |
24 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
Wife of Lt. Eric White, R.B., Air Service, of Wingfield, Cape
Town, South Africa. |
| Wickert |
Kurt |
Civilian |
26 |
6-7 Dec. 1942 |
Lost on S.S. Ceramic |
L.D.S., R.C.S., H.D.D. Son of W. and M. Wickert, of 8 Milner Road,
Bloemfontein, South Africa. |
1942 - November 23rd - Ceramic left Liverpool
for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney, with 378 passengers (of which 244
were naval & Military) and 278 crew, including 14 D.E.M.S. Gunners
-Cargo - 12,362 tons of General & Government Stores
1942 - December 7th - Ceramic was west of the Azores
, when she was torpedoed 3 times by the German submarine U-515 within
the first few minutes of the day. She took about 3 hours to sink. All
656 aboard were lost in violent weather, except for one man, Sapper A.E.
Munday – Royal Engineers, who was taken out of the water by the
German submarine for interrogation purposes. Most of the civilians aboard
were South Africans returning home.
SAWGP Guestbook entry - "I am contacting families
connected with SS Ceramic, about publication of a new book fully detailing
for the first time its history from launch in 1913 to its sinking in 1942
with loss of many SA lives recorded on this SAWG Project site.
Please contact Frank McCormick or Clare Hardy via our SS Ceramic websites
at:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/deepsea/
http://www.ssceramic.co.uk/
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