Service Details
Name:
 KNIPE
Given Name:
 HERBERT RICHARD
Initials:
 H R
Rank:
 Fireman
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Columbine
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Date of Death:
 1944-06-16
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Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 On 16 June 1944, the unescorted Columbine (Master Andre Reidar Simensen) was torpedoed and sunk by U-198, 25 miles northwest of Cape Columbine, South Africa. The master, 19 crew members and six passengers were lost.
Citations:
 ***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
Additional
Information:
Son of Annie Johanna Knipe, of Coronationville, Johannesburg. Born Durban. Coloured man. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 London
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Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
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