In Memory Of

JACOBS, JOHN BERNARD

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 60608
Rank:
 Gunner
Regiment:
 Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces
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:
 Block F. Grave 293.
Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jacobs, of Johannesburg.