Service Details
Name:
 LYALL
Given Name:
 JOHN DOUGLAS REA
Initials:
 J D R
Service No:
 562179V
Rank:
 Stoker 1st Class
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Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
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Unit:
 H.M.S.A.S. Bever
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Date of Death:
 1944-11-30
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Sunk by mine, off Pireaus, Greece
Additional
Information:
Son of John Rea and Margaret Lyall, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Boksburg. A fitter and turner. Enlisted as Eric Lawsen
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Devon
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Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 92, Column 1.

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