Western Cape, SWELLENDAM district, Rural (farm cemeteries) / Western Cape, SWELLENDAM district, Potteberg Estates 516, Kaap Infante, John Richard's Bay, single grave / (2 of 3 images)
Cemetery information:- Additional information by Peter Silbernagl: John Richard Howard was the First Mate of the US cargo ship 'USS Julia Luckenbach' that collided with the British tanker 'British Resolution' on about 23 September 1943. Howard was the only casualty of this accident, as he was the last man to leave the ship. The captain of the vessel had been ill and Howard took the helm in his stead. The body was found by some local “shepherds” who informed the owners of the property, three businessmen from Cape Town. After much effort with the British and US authorities, the identity of the body was determined. In about 1954 contact was made with the mother of the deceased, a widow then living in Los Angeles. The headstone to the grave was then put up by the three businessmen. The bay where his body was found, is also now called the 'John Richard's Bay'. Album complete. eGGSA captions by: James Anderson The GGSA Cemetery DVD/ Cemetery Transcript Project only has information on the cemetery location. Cemetery ID: 7101 Google Earth Cemetery Initiative Information:- GPSID: 8531 GPS: -34 28.021, 20 51.104
HOWARD John Richard 1916-1943
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