Thomas Eric Brand

Ordinary Seaman

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas Dempster Brand and Maud Amelia Brand, of Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Biographical Notes:

Ten New Zealand sailors died when the HMS Isis struck a mine and sank off the western invasion beaches of Normandy. The ship was a total loss and eleven officers and 143 ratings were lost.

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Casualty

Service Number:

8612

Name:

Thomas Eric Brand

Rank:

Ordinary Seaman

Date of Birth:

Not known

Place of Birth:

Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Isis

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

20 July 1944

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

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:

Portland Royal Naval Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

C. of E. Portion. Grave 758.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom