English Māori Reginald Peat Died 19 December 1941 PDF Key details Service numberO/7298 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankWW2 Leading Signalman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Neptune AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Panel 12: Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve - Ordinar … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesReginald AWMM SurnamePeat AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberO/7298 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service numberO/7298 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Lost at sea AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Leading Signalman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Neptune AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Reginald Peat was the son of Alexander Henry and Beatrice Helen Peat (nee Ferguson) of Caversham, Dunedin, Otago.He died when his ship, HMS Neptune, hit several mines in the sea off Tripoli and sank in December 1941.HMS Neptune was launched at Portsmouth on 31 January 1933. She was one of five 'Leander' class light cruisers completed between 1933 and 1935. Two others were HMS Achilles and Leander serving in the RNZN. They displaced 7,200 tons, could make 32 knots and carried eight 6 inch guns and 550 crew. The Neptune was in the Mediterranean from 1 December 1941 as part of Force K which was searching for Axis shipping, especially those taking supplies to Rommel in North Africa. Early on the 19th the ships of Force K ran into a minefield.The Neptune hit three or four mines and sank with only one survivor. At the same time the Aurora was badly damaged and Penelope slightly.Trying to reach Neptune to assist, the destroyer Kandahar was mined and had to be scuttled the following day. On the same day in Alexandria harbour the Queen Elizabeth with Admiral Cunningham on board and the Valiant were both badly damaged and sank.The Mediterranean Fleet battle squadron ceased to exist. Of the total crew of 766 there was only one survivor.He was rescued off a raft five days later by an Italian destroyer and spent the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death19 December 1941 AWMM Age 26 AWMM Mediterranean AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameNew Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Reginald Peat by laying a poppy. Nathaniel Peat Ralph Albert Peat Reginald Peat Robert Ernest Peat Robert Herbert Peat Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Reginald Peat Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2564047 Sources Used Documents The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License