Service Details
Name:
 PLAATJES
Given Name:
 HOWARD
Initials:
 H
Rank:
 Fireman and Trimmer
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Sabor (London)
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Date of Death:
 1943-03-07
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Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Torpedoed and sunk by U-506. En route from Port Said, Mombasa, Tamatave & Durba for Table Bay & Rio de Janeiro
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 90.

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