Joseph John Urlich

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of James Ivan and Julia Urlich (nee Porter), of Mount Albert, Auckland City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Returning from beachhead patrol at Salerno, following the landings by the Allies, his engine cut out. He baled out, but his parachute failed to open before he hit the sea.

[For Your Tomorrow. Errol Martyn Vol.2 p. 140]

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Casualty

Name:

Joseph John Urlich

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Unicorn, 897 (FAA) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Missing Presumed Killed

Date of Death:

09 September 1943

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 9.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand