Derek Winter Eastgate

Secondary Memorial: 
Takapuna War Memorial
Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Alexander and Violet Hope Eastgate, of Takapuna, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Motor Launch 339, was sunk by German surface craft  07/10/1942, in the North Sea.

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Derek Winter Eastgate
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve, HM Motor Launch 339

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Date of Death:
07 October 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Derek Winter Eastgate
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