In Memory Of
EALES, EDWIN ARTHUR
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1921-01-18
Service No:
53282
Rank:
Gunner
Unit:
3 Field Regt.
Regiment:
South African Artillery
Date of Death:
1942-11-28
Date of Death 2:
1942-11-29
Cause of Death:
Lost at sea on S. S. Nova Scotia, torpedoed and sunk by U-177. En route from Aden to Durban, South Africa. Carrying 6 passengers, 11 military and naval personnel, 134 South African guards and 765 Italian civil internees
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 115.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Thomas Eales, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Durban. A camera repairman
