Able Seaman

William Douglas Diehl

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alfred Emil Diehl and Gertrude Victoria Diehl (nee Stow), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
C/5428
Name:
William Douglas Diehl
Rank: 
Able Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Alfred Emil Diehl (father), Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Navy
Unit:
Royal Navy, New Zealand Division, HMS Phoebe

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Torpedoed, listed missing, presumed killed
Date of Death:
27 August 1941
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
2. C. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Douglas Diehl
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.