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Ronald Vernon Gunn

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Angus Martin and Frances Elizabeth Ann Gunn, of Birkenhead, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

HMS Stronghold (H50) was a British Royal Navy Destroyer of 905 tons built in 1919 by Scotts, Greenock for the Admiralty. She was powered by a steam turbine giving 27,000shp and a speed of 36 knots. On 2 March 1942 a Japanese task group consisting of the heavy cruiser Maya and the destroyers Arashi and Nowaki, belonging to a Japanese carrier force operating S of Java, discovered and sank HMS Stronghold fleeing from Tjilatjap to Australia. [wrecksute.eu]

 

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Casualty

Name:
Ronald Vernon Gunn
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Stronghold

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Date of Death:
02 March 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
34
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 7.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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