Desmond William Zander

Stoker 1st Class

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Frederick Wilhelm Zander, and of Annie Elizabeth Zander (nee Groves), of Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Biographical Notes:

"STOKER W. D. ZANDER Born in Napier and educated there and in Marton. Stoker (1st class) William Desmond Zander, reported killed by enemy action, joined the Navy six months before the outbreak of war and was transferred to a warship shortly before war was declared. He had been in several actions. His parents came to Hamilton three years ago. Before joining the Navy, Stoker Zander was employed by the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, in their Frankton butter factory. He would have attained his majority this month." [Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21447, 14 June 1941, Page 8]

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Casualty

Service Number:

1727

Name:

Desmond William Zander

Rank:

Stoker 1st Class

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal Navy (New Zealand Division), HMS Leander

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

07 June 1941

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal New Zealand Navy

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Joint grave P. 150.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt