Able Seaman

Eric Walter Broad

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. A. Broad of Waihi.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Lost on the HMS Mourne, sunk by a torpedo from a U-Boat in post D-Day operations. The ship was a total loss, with 111 crew killed and 27 survivors.

Public Contributions:

I lost 2 uncles in WWII. Eric was on the HMS Mourne and the other uncle was on the HMS Edinburgh, also lost at sea. Unfortunately I know little of their childhood, my mother was their sister and did ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6667
Name:
Eric Walter Broad
Rank: 
Able Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Broad, Matamata, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Mourne

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Date of Death:
15 June 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 1.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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