Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Sidney Donald Canning

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Francis and Ivy Selina May Canning of Lyttelton, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Sindney Canning was serving on HMS Naiad  a Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was sunk in action on 11 March 1942 south of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3
Name:
Sidney Donald Canning
Rank: 
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Naiad

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
11 March 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 3.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Sidney Donald Canning
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