Able Seaman

Frederick Alexander Speed

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard Aswell and Emily Isabel Elizabeth Speed (nee Gamble), of Hataitai, Wellington City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Died of an accident serving in HMS Parthian 13 October 1942 in the Mediterranean. (source: NZ Navy Museum)

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
W/3753
Name:
Frederick Alexander Speed
Rank: 
Able Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Parthian

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
13 October 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 11.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Frederick Alexander Speed
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