Peter Thomas Wass

Ordinary Seaman

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas Wass and of Ellen Rose Wass (nee McQuillan), of Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

On the night of the 4th August 1940, the HMT Oswaldian, a trawler converted for minesweeping, hit a German mine in the Bristol Channel. Peter Wass was reported missing, believed drowned. His remains were later recovered. Another NZ'er. Able Seaman W.G. Perry was wounded.

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Casualty

Service Number:

A/1910

Name:

Peter Thomas Wass

Rank:

Ordinary Seaman

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal Navy, New Zealand Division, HMS Oswaldian

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Missing, believed drowned.

Date of Death:

04 August 1940

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Pawlett (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard

Cemetery Reference:

North of church tower.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom