Ordinary Seaman

Thomas Eric Brand

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Dempster Brand and Maud Amelia Brand, of Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
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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: 
8612
Name:
Thomas Eric Brand
Rank: 
Ordinary Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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: 
19
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Navy
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 February 1944
Vessel:
HMS Patroller
Destination:
Durban, South Africa

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C. of E. Portion. Grave 758.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Thomas Eric Brand
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