Service Details
Name:
 VAN ZYL
Given Name:
 DAVID ISAK STEPHANUS
Initials:
 D I S
Service No:
 D/KX 107981
Rank:
 Stoker 1st Class
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Regiment:
 Royal Navy
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Dorsetshire
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Date of Death:
 1942-04-05
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. DORSETSHIRE and her sister ship Cornwall were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost.
Additional
Information:
Native of South Africa.
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 70, Column 3.

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