In Memory Of
VERSFELD, PETER HENRY SWIFT
Service Details
Age:
20
Service No:
68859
Rank:
Able Seaman
Unit:
H.M.S. Cornwall
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly 6th Mounted Regiment
Date of Death:
1942-04-05
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 74, Column 2.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Maxmilian J. and Constance E. V. Versfeld, of Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa.
