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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
TEMPLETON, Thomas McDonald, LS, V14540, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Templeton, of Vancouver, British Columbia; husband of Madge Templeton, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Leading Seaman Templeton died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 163, there were only 38 survivors.
Ships served in: VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 27 Aug 1940 * Commenced Active Service 01 May 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 22 Jan 1942 * Rated Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR 18 Apr 1942 * Rated Submarine Detector, RCNVR 06 Jun 1942 HMCS QUATSINO - Drafted to QUATSINO 11 Jun 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 10 Oct 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 06 Mar 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR 15 Apr 1943 HMCS OUTARDE - Drafted to OUTARDE 05 May 1943 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 29 Oct 1943 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 03 Nov 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Nov 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 30 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 06 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew * Rated Leading Seaman, RCNVR 15 Apr 1944
(TMT001) Portrait of Seaman Templeton (TMT002) Article on Thomas Templeton and Ralph Smith - showing how a "V" sign should be made - Vancouver Sun 26 Jul 1941 (TMT003) Article on an impromptu reunion of 4 survivors of the sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD - George Ioanin, Less Martin, Henry Addison and Bud Laing - Vancouver Sun 24 Sep 1991 (TMT004) Follow-up article to the reunion article in which Kirk Templeton, son of Tom Templeton who died when HMCS VALLEYFIELD was sunk, speaks to Henry Addison, HMCS VALLEYFIELD and Alan Girvan, HMCS EDMUNDSTON (TMT005) Service file for Thomas Templeton // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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