Service Details
Name:
 IRVEN
Given Name:
 RICHARD EDWARD
Initials:
 R E
Rank:
 Ordinary Seaman
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Nova Scotia (Liverpool)
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Date of Death:
 1942-11-28
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Date of Death 2:
 1942-11-29
Date of Birth:
 1926-03-22
Age:
 16
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 Richard Edward and Petronella Johanna Irven. Born Durban. Native of South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 London
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Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 74.

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