Info: Australian? Allied Unit, Bosun, Gustav Brandin, H.M.A.H.S. Centaur, Australian (MN)

Any information would be appreciated.



Need assistance on Who/Where/What/How for this man who is on the Australian Commemorative Roll which is for those "Australians" who died in other Allied Services. If proved not to be "Australian" their names will not be removed from the Commemorative Roll however their details will be updated accordingly.

I have researched the Air Force members but there are many more Land and Sea deaths in a myriad of different forces.

There is not a lot of information on these people that can be accessed easily and I ask your assistance to fill in at least some of the gaps.

Hopefully some relatives may see this thread and add more.

I will make a different thread for each along the way as they may tend to get lost if clumped together.

In Memory of
Boatswain GUSTAV BRANDIN

H.M.A.H.S. Centaur, Australian Merchant Navy
who died age 50
on 14 May 1943

Remembered with honour
SYDNEY MEMORIAL

Commemorative Roll - Gustav Brandin

Rank: Bosun
Unit: Australian Hospital Ship Centaur
Service: Merchant Navy
Conflict: 1939-1945
Date of death: 14 May 1943
Place of death: At sea, off Brisbane, Queensland
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: Sydney Memorial, Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales




BrandinGustav
Boatswain
MNPL
Home: Sweden
Age: 50