Andrew Cecil Dick

Forenames

Andrew Cecil AWMM

Surname

Dick AWMM

Service number

• WWII 3228 AWMM
• WWII NZD3228 AWMM
• WWII NZD3228 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

James (father) Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Battle of Atlantic AWMM

Armed force / branch

Navy AWMM

Service number

• WWII 3228 AWMM
• WWII NZD3228 AWMM
• WWII NZD3228 AWMM

Military service

• Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (Imperial), Scheme B AWMM
  Hostilities Only Scheme 'B' AWMM
• Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Missing, presumed killed AWMM

Last rank

Ordinary Seaman/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Trinidad AWMM

Death

29 May 1942 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Memorial name

• New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2563893
  Sources Used
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
  Further Reference
• Penlain, Grace. From the Southern Cross to the Northern Lights: New Zealanders in the Arctic Convoys, 1941-45. Master’s thesis, Massey University, 2022.
  http://hdl.handle.net/10179/17843
  Sources Used

References

• Kemp, P. (1993) . Convoy! Drama in Arctic Waters. London : Cassell
  For details about the sinking of the HMS Trinidad see Convoy - Drama in Arctic Waters by Paul Kemp. Also Hitler's Naval War by Cajus Bekker p. 257 where there is an account of the sinking of Destroyer Z26 which was engaged by the HMS Trinidad just prior to its own sinking.
• Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.