Civilian War Dead

List updated August 8, 2009

Current Total = 81

81 names remembered here

Country	Locality	Cemetery/Memorial	Surname	Initials	Forenames	Alias	Rank	Trade	Adjutant	Service No	Regiment	Unit Text	Unit Text 2	Former Regt	Date of Death	Date of Death 2	Age	Grave Ref	Cause of Death	Additional Information	Decorations	Citation
Egypt	.	ISMAILIA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY	MAYDEW	S O	SAMUEL OLDHAM	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	25-Sep-33	.	0	Plot M6 Row C Grave 8.	.	Of Durban, South Africa	.	.
France	Pas de Calais	LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE	QUAY	F	FRANK	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	Employee of Messrs. Topham, Jones and Railton	.	.	3-Aug-18	.	0	Plot 4, Row D, Grave 10	Died of pneumonia	Brother of David Quay, of Cardain, Tandragee, Co. Armagh. Previously served with 1st Bn. South African Inf.	.	.
Italy	.	BORGOFRANCO D'IVREA CHURCHYARD	WALLACE-ROBERTS	H	HERBERT	.	Civilian	Head Chemist	.	.	Civilian War Dead	H.M. Explosives Factory Queens Ferry, Flintshire	attd. Gen. Savile's Mission.	.	1-Mar-18	.	35	Near South-East corner of Churchyard.	.	Son of the Rev. Charles Wallace-Roberts and Margaret Mary Wallace-Roberts (nee Kerr), of Cape Colony, South Africa; husband of Mrs. M. O'Donnell-Peet (formerly Wallace-Roberts).	O B E	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "ABOSSO"	BIRD	G F	GEORGE FREDERICK	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	29-Oct-42	.	79	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores. Sailed from Cape Town on 8th October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost.	Of 33 Minavio Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa. Son of George and Susanah Bird, of 21 Hillary Street, Pleck, Walsall, Staffordshire; husband of the late Florence Bird.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "ABOSSO"	BLOM	J	.	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	29-Oct-42	.	21	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores. Sailed from Cape Town on 8th October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost.	Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Barber, of 15 Devonshire Court, Troye Street, Johannesburg, South Africa; wife of Cpl. Philip Blom, Royal Netherlands Forces.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "ABOSSO"	GALLOWAY	H M	HEDWIG MATILDA	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	29-Oct-42	.	56	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores. Sailed from Cape Town on 8th October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost.	Of 51 St. George's Road, East London, South Africa. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Franz; widow of William Sharp Galloway.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "ABOSSO"	OLIVIER	S	.	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	29-Oct-42	.	28	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores. Sailed from Cape Town on 8th October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost.	Of 9 Devonshire Court, Troye Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Blom, of 304 Kilkenny Court, Devilliers Street, Johannesburg; wife of Abraham Olivier.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "ABOSSO"	THORNE	A	ANNE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	29-Oct-42	.	0	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores. Sailed from Cape Town on 8th October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost.	Wife of Air Gunner S. G. Thorne, of Hillside Camp, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "APAPA"	GREENE	A W F	ARTHUR WALPOLE FRANCIS	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	15-Nov-40	.	45	.	Bombed and sunk by German aircraft about 200 miles W. of Achill Head, County Mayo.	Of 14 Marylebone Street, Marylebone, London. Son of Frederick Vincent and Mary F. Greene, of East London, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "EMPIRE STAR"	MARTIENSSEN	G D	GISELA DOROTHEA	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	23-Oct-42	.	27	.	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.	Of Edgehill, Millvale Road, Milnerton, Cape Province, South Africa. Daughter of Julie and of the late Ernst Carl Heinrich Martienssen.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "EMPIRE STAR"	MARTIENSSEN	J	JULIE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	23-Oct-42	.	63	.	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.	Of Edgehill, Millvale Road, Milnerton, Cape Province, South Africa. Widow of Ernst Carl Heinrich Martienssen.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "EMPIRE STAR"	PHILPOTT	A	ANNIE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	23-Oct-42	.	46	.	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.	Wife of the Revd. Robert H. Philpott, of the Manse, Welgelegen Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "EMPIRE STAR"	PHILPOTT	J W	JOHN WILLIAM	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	23-Oct-42	.	9	.	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.	Son of the Revd. Robert H. Philpott, of the Manse, Welgelegen Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa, and of Annie Philpott.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	M.V. "EMPIRE STAR"	PHILPOTT	K G	KENNETH GEORGE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	23-Oct-42	.	12	.	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.	Son of the Revd. Robert H. Philpott, of the Manse, Welgelegen Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa, and of Annie Philpott.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "ANCHISES"	LUDDINGTON	R N P	RODNEY NORMAN PAYNE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	28-Feb-41	.	25	.	On February 27th, 1941, when about 180 miles W.N.W. of North Aran Island, Co., Donegal, the liner S/S Anchises (Capt. D. W. James), was bombed by German aircraft. In this attack, 3 passengers died. She lost power and 134 passengers and crew abandoned the ship in six life boats whilst 33 crew members remained on board to try to sail her to Liverpool. Whilst waiting for a salvage tug she was attacked again on 28th February and sank with the loss of 12 lives.	Son of Norman John and Myrtle Luddington, of Pretoria, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "BODEGRAVEN"	ASSERSOHN	O R	OLIVE ROSE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	2-Jul-44	.	23	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-547 on passage Durban for U.K. Three crew and six passengers were lost.	Of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "BODEGRAVEN"	HUMBY	M R	MARY ROSINA	.	Civilian (Nurse)	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	2-Jul-44	.	62	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-547 on passage Durban for U.K. Three crew and six passengers were lost.	Nurse; of Cape Town, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "BODEGRAVEN"	JOHNSON-HALL	H S	HECTOR STANLEY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	2-Jul-44	.	66	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-547 on passage Durban for U.K. Three crew and six passengers were lost.	Of 3 Campbell Road, Parktown West, Johannesburg, South Africa. Husband of Violet Maud Johnson-Hall.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "BODEGRAVEN"	JOHNSON-HALL	V M	VIOLET MAUD	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	2-Jul-44	.	65	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-547 on passage Durban for U.K. Three crew and six passengers were lost.	Of 3 Campbell Road, Parktown West, Johannesburg, South Africa. Wife of Hector Stanley Johnson-Hall.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "BODEGRAVEN"	STARFIELD	S	SYBIL	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	2-Jul-44	.	31	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-547 on passage Durban for U.K. Three crew and six passengers were lost.	Of 36 Empire Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	AURET	J E	JACQUELINE ELIZABETH	.	Civilian (Nurse)	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	28	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Nurse; of Johannesburg, South Africa. Daughter of L. Auret, and of the late Capt. Ben Auret. Her father died on service in WW1	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	BLUSGER	I N	ISAK NAHUM	.	Civilian	Dr.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	32	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	B.A., F.R.C.S. Son of Soloman and Sarah Blusger, of 34 Kloof Nek, Cape Town, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	BRADLEY	H	HARRY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	46	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of Ceres, Samba, Southern Rhodesia. Son of the late William Clark Bradley and Dinah Bradley, of Woodfield, Hessle, Yorkshire; husband of the late Helen Kate Bradley.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	BRAWN	R D	ROLAND DELIGNE	.	Civilian	Dr.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	22	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Son of Essington O. and F. V. Brawn, of 22 Scanlon Street, Uitenhage, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	BROUGHTON	C	CHARLES	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	20	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Son of Alice Rosina Broughton, of 11 Evan's Road, Milner Estate, East London, South Africa, and of the late William Broughton.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	BUNN	H W	HERBERT WILFORD	.	Civilian	Dr.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	28	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Son of J. H. and M. Bunn, of Grosvenor Court, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	BURKE	T R	THOMAS RALPH	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	19	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Flt. Sgt., A.T.C. Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Burke, of 14 3rd Street, Venterspost, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	CHARLES	L W	LUCY WINIFRED	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	60	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of The Halt, Alexandra Road, Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa. Wife of A. L. Charles.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	COOPER	D O E	DOROTHY OLIVIA EMMS	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	29	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	B.Sc. Daughter of Arthur William Beadle, O.B.E., and Christina Beadle, of Fairlawn, Salisbury, Rhodesia, South Africa; wife of Flying Officer Haig Allenby Cooper, of same address.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	CROAD	P H C	PAUL HARRY CEDRIC	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	25	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Croad, of 394 Ridge Road, Durban, South Africa; husband of Mary Stephine Doreen Croad.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	DARROLL	A S N	APOLLINE SARAH NIAY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	43	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M.; of Northumberland Avenue, London, N.W.1. Daughter of George and Apolline Niay Darroll, of Cape Town, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	DIPPENAAR	C J	CECILIA JOHANNA	.	Civilian	Dr.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	22	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of Dr. D. Dippenaar, of Dewetsdorf, Orange Free State, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	DU PLESSIS	A F	ADRIAAN FOSTER	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	37	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Husband of H. M. Du Plessis, of Vaalbank, Colesberg, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	HALSE	L W	LINDA WINIFRED	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	44	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of The Cottage, Inanda, Johannesburg, South Africa. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. McConnell, of Belle Vue, Main Road, Muizenburg, Cape Province, South Africa; wife of Lt. Col. S. S. Halse.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	HILDICK-SMITH	J	JOAN	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	25	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Formerly of Women's Transport Service, F.A.N.Y. (Ambulance Division). Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hildick-Smith, of Modder B. Gold Mine, East Rand, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	JEFFREY	A M	AUDREY MAY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	29	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of 90 Kingshall Road, Beckenham, Kent. Daughter of Ernest Edward and Eva Beatrice Neil, of the same address; wife of Lt. Alan Alexander Jeffrey, R.N.R.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	LEWIN	B L	BENSON LEONARD	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	28	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	M.P.S. Son of Isadore Bernhardt Lewin, and Rebecca Lewin, of Church Street, Oudtshoorn, Cape Province, South Africa; husband of Betty May Lewin.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	LEWIN	B M	BETTY MAY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	20	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of Mrs. A. Walters, of 35 Belle Vue Street, Swansea, Glamorgan; wife of Benson Leonard Lewin.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	MATHIAS	P M	PHYLLIS MILDRED	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	31	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	S.C.M.M.G., L.E.T., M.E.; of Lamphey Court, Lamphey, Pembrokeshire. Daughter of Alice Mildred Henwood, of Entabeni, Vryheid, Natal, South Africa, and of the late Sidney Evelyn Henwood; wife of Wing Comdr. Lewis Mathias, R.A.F.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	McDONALD	J G	Sir JAMES GORDON	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	75	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Lt., Home Guard; of Bulawayo, Rhodesia, South Africa. Son of Hugh and Johanna McDonald, of Ellon, Aberdeenshire.	K B E	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	MOLLETT	A G	AUSTIN GODFREY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	68	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of Crig, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Son of the late Revd. P. R. Mollett, of Port Elizabeth; husband of Catherine Adelaide Mollett.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	MOLLETT	C A	CATHERINE ADELAIDE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	60	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of Crig, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Daughter of Mr. Todd; wife of Austin Godfrey Mollett.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	MOLLETT	J L	JOAN LEONORE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	28	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of Crig, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Daughter of Austin Godfrey Mollett and Catherine Adelaide Mollett.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	PERY-KNOX-GORE	B	BARBARA	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	27	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Wife of Cullen Pery-Knox-Gore, of St. Michael's on Sea, S. Coast, Natal, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	RAWSON	J M	JESSIE MIRIAM	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	24	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of John Gillespie, of 18 Milner Road, Woodstock, Capetown, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	RAWSON	M A	MOIRA ALICE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	1	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of Jessie Miriam Rawson.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	RAY	D B	DAVID BRUCE	.	Civilian	Dr.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	24	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Son of Dr. Robert Ray and Jeannie Bothia Ray, of 8 Jubilee Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa; husband of Margaret McMillan Ray.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	RAY	M M	MARGARET McMILLAN	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	26	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of Mr. J. Muir, of 7 Slawanbar Road, Avonbridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire; wife of Dr. David Bruce Ray.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	RHODES	C T	CARL THURMAN	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	50	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Husband of Nellie Rhodes, of Spier, Lynedoch, Cape Province, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	RUSSELL	C M	CAROL MARGARET	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	23	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Of 79 Leinster Road, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. Daughter of the late William Allen Douglass Russell.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	SCHNETLER	P J	PETRUS JOHANNES	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	32	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	B.Com. Son of Daniel Petrus Schnetler and Anna Sophia Schnetler, of 130 Lunnon Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	TAYLER	N H	NEVIL HAIG	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	26	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Son of C. T. and Mary Tayler, of 8 Barnato Street, Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	TETLEY	M C	MOIRA CATHERINE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	22	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Webb, of Guildford's Farm, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia; widow of Norman Tetley.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	VAN BREDA	V E	VERA ELLIN	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	50	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of Mrs. L. E. Waller, of Pen Park House, Charlton Common, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire; wife of H. J. Van Breda, of Pumula, Umkomaas, Natal, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	WATSON	E	ELIZABETH	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	62	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Daughter of the late William Cooke, of Castle Boulevard, Nottingham; wife of Richard T. Watson, of Theydon, S. Rhodesia.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	WHITE	G C	GENEVIEVE CLOTHILDE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	24	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	Wife of Lt. Eric White, R.B., Air Service, of Wingfield, Cape Town, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "CERAMIC"	WICKERT	K	KURT	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	6-Dec-42	7-Dec-42	26	.	Torpedoed and sunk by U-515. En route from Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney	L.D.S., R.C.S., H.D.D. Son of W. and M. Wickert, of 8 Milner Road, Bloemfontein, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "DE LA SALLE"	VAN DEN HEUVEL	P A M	PETRUS ALOYSIUS MARIA	.	Civilian (Clergy)	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	8-Jul-43	.	64	.	De La Salle SS was a French Cargo Steamer of 8,400 tons built in 1921. On the 9th July 1943 when on route from LIVERPOOL & FREETOWN for WALVIS BAY & EAST LONDON carrying a cargo of 1,340 tons commercial, & 763 tons government stores she was torpedoed by German submarine U-508 and sunk. 10 persons lost from a total of 249.	Husband of Gertrude Joan Van den Heuvel, of 36 Monteno Road, Orangezigt, Cape Town, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "Galway Castle"	CAMPBELL	A	AGNUS	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	12-Sep-18	.	73	.	Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet	Widow of Mr. A. M. Campbell of Durban, Natal. Daughter of the late William Boyd. Mother of Nina Insoll, of 137 Victoria Street, London	.	***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "GLOUCESTER CASTLE"	RAYNHAM	A M	ADELAIDE MARY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	16-Jul-42	.	22	.	Gloucester Castle SS was a British Steam Passenger Vessel of 8,006 tons built in1911 by Fairfield, Govan, Yard No 478 for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company., London. On the 15th July 1942 whilst on voyage from Liverpool to Table Bay with 12 passengers, 142 crew and six gunners, she was sunk by a raider off south west Africa. Captain H.H. Rose and 92 passengers and crew were killed. Two lifeboats containing 61 people were picked up by the raider and taken to Japan as prisoners. Two of which died in captivity.	Daughter of Eustace Herbert and Gladys Louisa Raynham, of 26 Carrington Road, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "LACONIA"	DE LUC	J B	JOHN BERNARD	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	12-Sep-42	.	1	.	Sunk by U-156	Aged 14 months; of 18 Cowey Road, Durban, South Africa. Son of Martha Reglar De Luc.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "LACONIA"	DE LUC	L F	LEONIE FLORENCE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	12-Sep-42	.	5	.	Sunk by U-156	Of 18 Cowey Road, Durban, South Africa. Daughter of Martha Reglar De Luc.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "LACONIA"	DE LUC	M R	MARTHA REGLAR	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	12-Sep-42	.	31	.	Sunk by U-156	Of 18 Cowey Road, Durban, South Africa.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "LACONIA"	McMORRAN	J D	JOYCE DOREEN	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	12-Sep-42	.	21	.	Sunk by U-156	Of 51 McKenzie Road, Durban, South Africa. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. McDonald, of the same address; wife of Flt. Sgt. Thomas Black McMorran, R.A.F.	.	.
Lost at Sea	.	S.S. "NOVA SCOTIA"	IGNESTI	I	.	.	Miss	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	28-Nov-42	29-Nov-42	0	.	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	Daughter of Alma Ignesti, of 94 Florida Road, Durban, South Africa.	.	.
South Africa	Western Cape	CAPE TOWN (PLUMSTEAD) CEMETERY	KAPLAN	M	MORRIS	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	attd. South African Air Force	.	.	28-Mar-41	.	48	Coll. grave UL. 131.	Killed in aircraft accident, crashed at Eland's Bay, in Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar #ZS-AST	.	.	.
South Africa	Western Cape	CAPE TOWN (PLUMSTEAD) CEMETERY	KENDIERS	A	.	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	attd. South African Air Force	.	.	28-Mar-41	.	0	Coll. grave UL. 131.	Killed in aircraft accident, crashed at Eland's Bay, in Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar #ZS-AST	.	.	.
South Africa	Western Cape	CAPE TOWN (PLUMSTEAD) CEMETERY	McMICHAEL	C P	.	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	attd. South African Air Force	.	.	28-Mar-41	.	47	Coll. grave UL. 131.	Killed in aircraft accident, crashed at Eland's Bay, in Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar #ZS-AST	.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	AXBRIDGE, RURAL DISTRICT	SHUTE	H E	HILDA ETHEL	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	28-Mar-44	.	35	.	.	Of Oldmixon Road, Hutton. Daughter of James and Ada Elizabeth Cart, of South Africa; wife of William Allan Player Shute. Died at The Wayside, Oldmixon Road.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	CAMBERWELL, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH	BURRELL	G H	GEORGE HENRY	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	20-Oct-40	.	65	.	.	Of 4 Hindmans Road. Son of George Henry and Amy Joyce Burrell, of 35/37 Farnham Road, Guildford, Surrey; husband of Mary Ann Burrell, of Sunnyside, Krugersdorp, Pretoria, South Africa. Died at 4 Hindman's Road.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	CHELSEA, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH	GIRARDOT	A I	AIMEE ISOBEL	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	18-Apr-41	.	48	.	.	Daughter of Herman and Charlotte Dax, of Umbumbulu, Natal, South Africa; wife of Edmund David Girardot, of 38 Cranmer Court. Injured at 74 Ebury Street; died same day at Royal Cancer Hospital.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	CHELSEA, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH	STRANACK	V I	VIVIAN IRENE	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	23-Aug-44	.	52	.	.	Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bracey, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; wife of Col. Harrington R. Stranack, of Crag House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Injured 22 August 1944, at Harrington Road; died at Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest.	.	.
United Kingdom	Scotland	CLYDEBANK, BURGH OF, SCOTLAND	TILL	A T	ALBERT THOMAS	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	12-Nov-40	.	40	.	.	M.D., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health; of 31 Mitcham Park. Son of A. E. Till, of 12 Somerset Road, Kensington, Johannesburg, South Africa, and of the late Hannah Till, husband of Annice Till. Injured at 31 Mitcham Park; died same day at Wilson Hospital.	.	.
United Kingdom	Scotland	CLYDEBANK, BURGH OF, SCOTLAND	STEVENS	C	CECIL	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	13-Mar-41	.	41	.	.	Of 159 Second Avenue. Son of Frederick and Katherine Fynn Stevens, of Cape Town, South Africa; husband of Christina Stevens. Died at 159 Second Avenue.	.	.
United Kingdom	Scotland	GLASGOW CITY, SCOTLAND	SIMPSON	R A	REGINALD ARTHUR	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	14-Mar-41	.	28	.	.	Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Simpson, of 427 Jules Avenue, Malvern, Johannesburg, South Africa; husband of Charlotte Simpson, of 167 Archerhill Road, Knightswood. At Yarrow's Shipyard.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	KENSINGTON, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH	BISHOP	J M H	JOHN MAITLAND HOLMAN	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	13-Sep-40	.	45	.	.	of 30 Coleherne Mews. Son of Arthur William and Ida Bishop, of Bloemfontein, South Africa. Died at 30 Coleherne Mews.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	KENSINGTON, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH	BURNESS	R	RONA	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	24-Sep-40	.	40	.	.	Of 12 Trebovir Road. Daughter of Mrs. C. E. Burness, of South Africa, and of the late G. Burness. Died at 12 Trebovir Road.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	LEWISHAM, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH	LOVETT	F E	FLORENCE EDITH	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	7-Sep-40	.	31	.	.	Of 15 Walerand Road. Daughter of Mr. J. W. Tankard, of Simonstown, South Africa; wife of Herbert Alfred Lovett. Died at 15 Walerand Road.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	ST. PANCRAS, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH	DADABHAY	M E	MAHOMED ESSOP	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	13-Oct-40	.	50	.	.	Son of Essop Ebrahim Dadabhay, of 24 Market Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. Died at 13 Maple Street.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	UCKFIELD, RURAL DISTRICT	TULLOCH	K	KATHLEEN	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	22-Jul-44	.	55	.	.	W.V.S. Daughter of Hugh and Rosalinda St. Clair Tulloch, of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa. Died at Twitten Cottage, Crowborough.	.	.
United Kingdom	Unknown	WESTMINSTER CITY	HARGROVE	M M A S	MEG MABEL AGNES STRICKLAND	.	Civilian	.	.	.	Civilian War Dead	.	.	.	8-Mar-41	.	33	.	.	A.F.S. W.V.S. Daughter of Lt. Col. Bryan Cole Bartley, C.B.E., and Mrs. Bartley, of Monterey, P.O. Sandown, Johannesburg, S. Africa; wife of Frank Hargrove, of Kiama, Little Marlow Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Injured at Cafe de Paris, Coventry Street; died same day at Charing Cross Hospital.	.	.

1942 - November 23rd - Ceramic left Liverpool for St. Helena, Durban & Sydney, with 378 passengers (of which 244 were naval & Military) and 278 crew, including 14 D.E.M.S. Gunners -Cargo - 12,362 tons of General & Government Stores
1942 - December 7th - Ceramic was west of the Azores , when she was torpedoed 3 times by the German submarine U-515 within the first few minutes of the day. She took about 3 hours to sink. All 656 aboard were lost in violent weather, except for one man, Sapper A.E. Munday – Royal Engineers, who was taken out of the water by the German submarine for interrogation purposes. Most of the civilians aboard were South Africans returning home.

SAWGP Guestbook entry - "I am contacting families connected with SS Ceramic, about publication of a new book fully detailing for the first time its history from launch in 1913 to its sinking in 1942 with loss of many SA lives recorded on this SAWG Project site.

Please contact Frank McCormick or Clare Hardy via our SS Ceramic websites at:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/deepsea/
http://www.ssceramic.co.uk/

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