Name: |
VERSFELD |
Given Name: |
PETER HENRY SWIFT |
Initials: |
P H S |
Service No: |
68859 |
Rank: |
Able SeamanOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Naval Forces |
Unit: |
H.M.S. CornwallOther Casualties from this Unit |
Former Regiment: |
formerly 6th Mounted Regiment |
Date of Death: |
1942-04-05Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
20 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action. CORNWALL and her sister ship Dorsetshire 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: |
Son of Maxmilian J. and Constance E. V. Versfeld, of Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa. |
