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Able Seaman

Charles Eric Robson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Gertrude Robson, of Palmerston North.

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: 
6445
Name:
Charles Eric Robson
Rank: 
Able Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
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: 
23
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 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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