In Memory Of
PHILPOTT, ANNIE
Service Details
Age:
46
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Civilian
Regiment:
Civilian War Dead
Date of Death:
1942-10-23
Cause of Death:
Sunk by the German Submarine U-615, north of the Azores. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to East London, South Africa with 10,555 tons of general cargo and Government stores. Twenty crew, six gunners and six passengers were lost.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
M.V. "EMPIRE STAR"
Country:
Lost at Sea
Additional Information
Wife of the Revd. Robert H. Philpott, of the Manse, Welgelegen Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa.