Peter Thurston Medhurst

Lieutenant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of George Richard and Gertrude Dagmar Gould Medhurst, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

Martyn (2008)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

In transit from the Middle East to Britain, the HMT Laconia, was sunk by U-156, in the Atlantic,12th September 1942, off the coast of Liberia. Two New Zealanders survived the attack and escaped in lifeboats. Unfortunalely, neither made it to shore. Gilbert Hayton (RAF) died aboard the lifeboat on the day before it was rescued, 20th October 1942 and Peter Medhurst, (FAA) died around the 1st October 1942 - his boat landing in Liberia on the 10th.

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Casualty

Name:

Peter Thurston Medhurst

Rank:

Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

26 August 1919

Next of Kin:

Mrs S.D.S. Medhurst (mother), 34 St Stephens Avenue, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Accountant

Unit:

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Grebe

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Lost on the HMT Laconia

Date of Death:

01 October 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Lee-On-Solent Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Bay 3, Panel 7.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom