Gunner

Douglas Nelson Eden

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alfred and Eurydice Violet Eden, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

My father CPL Jack Gordon Eden NZ Army No 42098 told his son Roy Eden the circumstances of Douglas Eden's death. On the 18th July 1942 Jack rode a captured German BMW motor bike across to Doug's unit... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
63585
Name:
Douglas Nelson Eden
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 July 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVIII. A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Douglas Nelson Eden
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