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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LEWIS, Joseph, AB, RCN, killed - 22 Aug 1944, HMS NABOB - husband of Mrs. A. Lewis, Montreal, QC.
AB Lewis died when his ship, HMS NABOB, was hit by a torpedo from U-354 which resulted in the loss of 21 of NABOB'S crew. NABOB made it back to port but was never repaired. She was later paid off and sold for scrap.
AB Lewis is buried in the Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Ships served in: RCNVR DIVISION MONTREAL (HMCS MONTREAL) - Enlisted 22 Sep 1941 HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Served in Prince Henry 18 Dec 1941 - 21 May 1942 and 11 Jun 1942 - 30 Jun 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS GIVENCHY - Served in Givenchy 10 Mar 1943 - 07 May 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS HAIDA - Served in Haida 30 Aug 1943 - 26 Mar 1944 as an AB, RCN HMS NABOB - Drafted to Nabob 24 Jul 1944
(1) Certificate of Service (2) Naval Training and Active Service record (3-4) Service Summary (5) Report of Death (6) Letter to AB Lewis' wife informing her of details of the torpedoing of Nabob and the death of her husband (7) Temporary grave marker on AB Lewis' grave
Second World War Casualty Index
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