In Memory Of
OLIVIER
Service Details
Age:
28
Rank:
Civilian
Regiment:
Civilian War Dead
Date of Death:
1942-10-29
Cause of Death:
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, 14
Commemoration
Cemetery:
M.V. "ABOSSO"
Country:
Lost at Sea
Additional Information
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.