Service Number: 1700903 Army Catering Corps
Aged 28 years
Son of Moses (Mick) Musaphia and Annie C Musaphia. Brother of Jane Musaphia & Rose Musaphia.
Private Joseph Musaphia was from Mile End, London, England.
On November 20, 1944, there was a road traffic accident at the Electric Power Plant in Nijmegen
Five British soldiers were travelling in a jeep on their way to collect their wages.
It was Winter and visibility was poor that evening. As they drove down the quay alongside the River Waal, they unexpectedly drove off the quay and into the river. An accident attributed to the wintry conditions.
Three soldiers sadly drowned. They were Private Joseph Musaphia, Gunner Frederick Pearce and Private William Raymond Seal. They were originally listed as Missing in Action as the River Waal was frozen and covered in snow. Eventually, in February 1945, their bodies were found trapped in weeds.
Joseph was initially buried in the “Jonkerbosch Old Cemetery”, this was the "Pensionaat Jonkerbosch" at Nijmegen, Netherlands.
On the 2nd April 1947, after the war had ended, Joseph was reburied in Jonkerbos War Cemetery.
(edited from Facebook Group Jonkerbos War Cemetery)
Aged 28 years
Son of Moses (Mick) Musaphia and Annie C Musaphia. Brother of Jane Musaphia & Rose Musaphia.
Private Joseph Musaphia was from Mile End, London, England.
On November 20, 1944, there was a road traffic accident at the Electric Power Plant in Nijmegen
Five British soldiers were travelling in a jeep on their way to collect their wages.
It was Winter and visibility was poor that evening. As they drove down the quay alongside the River Waal, they unexpectedly drove off the quay and into the river. An accident attributed to the wintry conditions.
Three soldiers sadly drowned. They were Private Joseph Musaphia, Gunner Frederick Pearce and Private William Raymond Seal. They were originally listed as Missing in Action as the River Waal was frozen and covered in snow. Eventually, in February 1945, their bodies were found trapped in weeds.
Joseph was initially buried in the “Jonkerbosch Old Cemetery”, this was the "Pensionaat Jonkerbosch" at Nijmegen, Netherlands.
On the 2nd April 1947, after the war had ended, Joseph was reburied in Jonkerbos War Cemetery.
(edited from Facebook Group Jonkerbos War Cemetery)
Service Number: 1700903 Army Catering Corps
Aged 28 years
Son of Moses (Mick) Musaphia and Annie C Musaphia. Brother of Jane Musaphia & Rose Musaphia.
Private Joseph Musaphia was from Mile End, London, England.
On November 20, 1944, there was a road traffic accident at the Electric Power Plant in Nijmegen
Five British soldiers were travelling in a jeep on their way to collect their wages.
It was Winter and visibility was poor that evening. As they drove down the quay alongside the River Waal, they unexpectedly drove off the quay and into the river. An accident attributed to the wintry conditions.
Three soldiers sadly drowned. They were Private Joseph Musaphia, Gunner Frederick Pearce and Private William Raymond Seal. They were originally listed as Missing in Action as the River Waal was frozen and covered in snow. Eventually, in February 1945, their bodies were found trapped in weeds.
Joseph was initially buried in the “Jonkerbosch Old Cemetery”, this was the "Pensionaat Jonkerbosch" at Nijmegen, Netherlands.
On the 2nd April 1947, after the war had ended, Joseph was reburied in Jonkerbos War Cemetery.
(edited from Facebook Group Jonkerbos War Cemetery)
Aged 28 years
Son of Moses (Mick) Musaphia and Annie C Musaphia. Brother of Jane Musaphia & Rose Musaphia.
Private Joseph Musaphia was from Mile End, London, England.
On November 20, 1944, there was a road traffic accident at the Electric Power Plant in Nijmegen
Five British soldiers were travelling in a jeep on their way to collect their wages.
It was Winter and visibility was poor that evening. As they drove down the quay alongside the River Waal, they unexpectedly drove off the quay and into the river. An accident attributed to the wintry conditions.
Three soldiers sadly drowned. They were Private Joseph Musaphia, Gunner Frederick Pearce and Private William Raymond Seal. They were originally listed as Missing in Action as the River Waal was frozen and covered in snow. Eventually, in February 1945, their bodies were found trapped in weeds.
Joseph was initially buried in the “Jonkerbosch Old Cemetery”, this was the "Pensionaat Jonkerbosch" at Nijmegen, Netherlands.
On the 2nd April 1947, after the war had ended, Joseph was reburied in Jonkerbos War Cemetery.
(edited from Facebook Group Jonkerbos War Cemetery)
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