Sidney Donald Canning

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of John Francis and Ivy Selina May Canning of Lyttelton, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:

Philomel Francis Canning, Brother, 04/06/1941

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Sindney Canning was serving on HMS Naiad a Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was sunk in action on 11 March 1942 south of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Casualty

Service Number:

Name:

Sidney Donald Canning

Rank:

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Naiad

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

11 March 1942

Day of Death:

Wednesday

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 3.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand