Trevor Brandon was the son of Francis Trevor and Mary Ann Brandon, of Birkenhead, Auckland.

Enlisted October /November 1943

T.J. Brandon died when his ship, HMS Isis, sank while patrolling between two buoys out in the channel, 15 miles or so off Port au Bessin off the coast of Normandy.

On embarkation ordinary Seaman Brandon was part of a Anti-Aircraft gun crew.

Mr J. Tangye who submitted Trev's details in 1999 to this database says "Trev. Brandon was my best friend. He was the finest person I have ever known."

HMS Isis was part of the naval operations around Crete in April and May 1941 aimed at preventing a seaborne landing on Crete by the Germans. Isis was specifically engaged in the reinforcement and supply of Allied troops. The role the ship played in the events off Crete was recognised when battle honours were awarded after the war and she was listed as third of all warships and first of all the many small ships in the Admiralty Fleet Order concerned (see J.H. Spencer's Battle for Crete, p.212). The Destroyer Isis was sunk by a mine (or possibly a Neger) off the beaches of Normandy on 20 July 1944. Ten New Zealanders were lost when she sank. They are commemorated in the cathedral in Portsmouth, England and also in Arromanches, France where a wreath is laid each year. AWMM