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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ALLISON, Albert Ernest, AB, V8402, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - son of Alexander and Euphemia Allison; husband of Dorothy Isabelle Allison, Hamilton, ON.
AB Allison died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.
Ships served in: HAMILTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 18 Jul 1940. Commenced Active Service 18 Aug 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Oct 1940 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to Venture 20 Nov 1940 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Mar 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMS SALOPIAN - Drafted to SALOPIAN 29 Mar 1941. HMS SALOPIAN was a Royal Navy Armed Merchant Cruiser that was sunk on 13 May 1941, two weeks after AB Allison was drafted off. HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Apr 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 02 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated A/AB 01 Aug 1941 * Rated AB 30 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Jan 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS SUNBEAM - Drafted to SUNBEAM 09 Jan 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 May 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as an AB, RCNVR. Commissioning crew
Documents from the Service File of Albert Allison
Second World War Casualty Index
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