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Ordinary Seaman

Reginald Douglas Dyer

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John H. and Tui Dyer (nee Hastings), of Dunedin, Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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: 
8617
Name:
Reginald Douglas Dyer
Rank: 
Ordinary Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John H. Dyer (father), of Dunedin, Otago, 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: 
18
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Navy

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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