Able Seaman

Douglas Simpson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Gordon and Elizabeth Simpson, of Taihape, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8628
Name:
Douglas Simpson
Rank: 
Able Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Gordon Simpson (father), Taihape, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Comet

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death on active service, crushed by trot boat
Date of Death:
04 August 1945
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Navy
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 February 1944
Vessel:
HMS Patroller
Destination:
Durban, South Africa

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. A. Grave 309.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Douglas Simpson
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