Ernest William Dobbie

Aircraftman 1st Class

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William and Mabel Dobbie, of Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Drowned when the auxiliary yacht Pera was swamped when stuck on the Sumner sand bar.

“The body of Mr Percy Benjaman Dobbie, motor mechanic, aged 25, of Fitzgerald street, Christchurch, the fourth man from the wreck of the auxiliary yacht Pera,was washed up On the Sumner beach shortly after 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The Pera was lost on the Sumner bar on June 21, the sole survivor being Mr Harold Collett, of 130 Matson’s road. The bodies of the two other members of the crew, Mr Leslie Collett (father of H. Collett), of McFaddens road, and Mr Ernest William Dobbie, of 247 Fitzgerald street, were both recovered shortly after the boat was wrecked.”

[Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23702, 29 July 1942, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number:

422913

Name:

Ernest William Dobbie

Rank:

Aircraftman 1st Class

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

21 June 1942

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

80. 1A.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand