Derek Norman Purdy

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Norman Harry and Elsie Mary Purdy, of Remuera, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Lost overboard from midget submarine X24 in North Sea 9 September 1944 (source: NZ Navy Museum )

Port Bannatyne's role during World War II as the home of the shore based "HMS Varbel" which served as the HQ for the 12th Submarine Flotilla (Midget or X-Craft Submarines).

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Casualty

Name:

Derek Norman Purdy

Date of Birth:

26 September 1923

Place of Birth:

Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Grocer

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Varbel (shore unit, Isle of Bute, Scotland

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in Action

Date of Death:

09 September 1944

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland

Cemetery Reference:

Panel 7.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand