Name: |
DE CASTRO |
Given Name: |
ALFRED T |
Initials: |
A T |
Service No: |
67914 |
Rank: |
Stoker 1st ClassOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Naval Forces |
Unit: |
H.M.S. HermesOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-04-09Other Casualties on this
Date |
Cause of Death: |
Attacked by carrier-borne aircraft from a Japanese force of three battleships and five carriers which had entered the Bay of Bengal a week before. Around seventy bombers were sent to dispatch the Hermes which sank within ten minutes. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Mrs. H. de Castro, of Cape Town, South Africa. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2014-02-09