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Edgar Neil Derbidge MiD
 Lieutenant

The oak leaf for a 'Mention in Despatches'

 

Lieutenant E. N. Derbidge, RNZNVR, M.I.D.; born Christchurch, 27 Jul 1910; clerk; died while prisoner of war, 3 Mar 1942.
Neil was awarded a 'Mention in Despatches' for his part in the action which led to the sinking of HMS Li Wo. After struggling ashore he was later shot in the stomach by a looting gang on the island after HMS Li Wo was sunk, sadly he died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp soon after arriving.

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:


EDGAR NEIL DERBIDGE
Nationality: New Zealand 
Rank: Lieutenant 
Regiment: Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve 
Unit Text: H.M.S. Li Wo 
Age: 31 
Date of Death: 03/03/1942 
Additional information: Son of Herbert Samuel and Ethel Emily Derbidge; husband of Joan Fey Derbidge, of Fendalton, Christchurch, Canterbury. 
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead 
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 7. 
Cemetery: NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND