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Leading Seaman

Raymond Arthur Downes

Conflict: 
WW2
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Biographical Notes:

"A seaman lost his life recently during minesweeping operations in the Hauraki Gulf. He was Leading-Seaman Raymond A. Downes, of Dunedin. Leading-Seaman Downes was carried overboard when a trawl was being operated from the minesweeper Kiwi, and all efforts at rescue failed. Following the usual practice, a naval court of inquiry is investigating the circumstances of the accident."

[Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21851, 23 October 1945, Page 4]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
0/7134
Name:
Raymond Arthur Downes
Rank: 
Leading Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMNZS Sanda

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
13 October 1945
Day of Death:
Saturday
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 10.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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