They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

BERKELEY, Alfred George, OS, V54498. RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Martin and Mary Berkeley, Edmonton, AB.

OS Berkeley died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.

Ships served in:

HMCS NONSUCH - Enlisted 11 Feb 1943

* Commenced Active Service 26 Mar 1943 as an OS, RCNVR

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 24 Oct 1943 as an OS, RCNVR

HMCS BEAVER - Served in BEAVER 24-30 Dec 1943 for training while drafted to HMCS CORNWALLIS

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jan 1944 as an OS, RCNVR

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 03 Feb 1944 as an OS, RCNVR
HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 09 Feb 1944 as an OS, RCNVR

Documents from the Service File of Alfred Berkeley

AGB001

AGB002

AGB003

AGB004

AGB005

(AGB001) Letter from OS Berkeley to his parents - dated 02 Mar 1944  //  Courtesy of Pierre Legacé

(AGB002) Letter from OS Berkeley to his brother - dated 20 Apr 1944 (9 days before ATHABASKAN was sunk)  //  Courtesy of Pierre Legacé

(AGB003) Letter sent to OS A.G. Berkely that was returned to sender - OS Berkeley was MPK  //  Courtesy of Pierre Legacé

(AGB004) Newspaper article on one ATHABASKAN casualty (OS Berkeley) and one ATHABASKAN survivor (PO Mancor)  //  Courtesy of Pierre Legacé

(AGB005) Newspaper article on two of HMCS ATHABASKAN G07's casualties - OS Berkeley and AB Barrett  //  Courtesy of Pierre Legacé

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