Thanks Keith, I have decided that the guy on the Mashona mustn't be mine (for the time being). The site John Wilson gave gives you what you want I think: http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4431.html It looks like a group of ships were called after tribes (referred to as "tribals"). Deb. (Australia) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kendal" <kendal@telkomsa.net> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] English Death El-Alamein 1941 - MARSH > Hi List: > Slightly off topic. > Mashona is the name of the largeast tribe inhabiting Zimbabwe (Southern > Rhodesia in the WWII years). > > If HMS Mashona called at Cape Town (as opposed to Simonstown) the Marsh > Maritime Research Centre is likely to have a photograph of her. Kindly > contact me off list if you have details of the type of vessel HMS Mashona > was & if some other lister can't assist > > I would imagine William is likely to have been buried at sea as Chatham is > a > memorial site. > regards, > Keith > Cape Town