In Memory Of

VAN ZYL, DAVID ISAK STEPHANUS

Service Details
Service No:
D/KX 107981
Rank:
Stoker 1st Class
Unit:
H.M.S. Dorsetshire
Regiment:
Royal Navy
Date of Death:
1942-04-05
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 70, Column 3.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Native of South Africa.