Norman George Williamson

Leading Radio Mechanic

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of George and Maud Williamson, of Invercargill, Southland; husband of Helen Margaret Williamson, of Gladstone, Invercargill.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Hurworth left Alexandria on 21 October 1943 as part of the supply force in the Dodecanese islands. The following day, with the ships just off the neutral Turkish coast prior to the 'dash' to Leros, the Greek destroyer Adrias struck a mine and was badly damaged. Hurworth, on going to investigate, suffered the same fate, but the explosion split the ship in two. Both halves sank within 15 minutes. 113 men died, there were 85 survivors. [Abridged from Wikipedia]

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Casualty

Service Number:

4719

Name:

Norman George Williamson

Rank:

Leading Radio Mechanic

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Hurworth

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Missing Presumed Killed

Date of Death:

22 October 1943

Day of Death:

Friday

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 5.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand