Roland Fitzgerald

Able Seaman

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of John and Ellen Fitgerald (nee Sherehan), of Orari, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

In the early hours of the morning on 12 November 1942, Hecla was torpedoed by U-515. The submarine fired a spread of four torpedoes at its target, though only one hit. That hit, in the engine room, was not immediately fatal to the ship. The submarine followed its first four shots with three additional torpedoes, sinking the ship approximately 180 mi (290 km) west of Gibraltar. The sinking resulted in 281 casualties.

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Casualty

Service Number:

3404

Name:

Roland Fitzgerald

Rank:

Able Seaman

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Hecla

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in Action

Date of Death:

12 November 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

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 2.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand