Service Details
Name:
 KOK
Given Name:
 JOHN
Initials:
 J
Rank:
 Fireman
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Amarylis (Panama)
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Date of Death:
 1942-12-02
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Age:
 34
Cause of Death:
 Torpedoed and sunk by U-181. En route from Kosseir & Aden to Durban, South Africa. At 17.40 hours on 2 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Amarylis was hit amidships by a G7a torpedo from U-181 and sank within 2 minutes after breaking in two. The Germans questioned six survivors on a raft and on this opportunity took a drowning sheep aboard for fresh meat. 16 crew and 2 DEMS gunners lost
Additional
Information:
Coloured man. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45
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 6.

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