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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WHITEHOUSE, Eric, RPO, 2464, RCN, killed - 22 Aug 1944, HMS NABOB - husband of Alice Whitehouse, of Vancouver, BC.
RPO Whitehouse is buried in the Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Ships served in: HMCS VANCOUVER - Served in Vancouver 07 Jun 1930 - 08 Aug 1942 as an OS / AB, RCN. Rated AB 29 Jul 1931 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Served in Armentieres 01 Dec 1932 - 13 Jul 1934 as an AB, RCN HMCS VANCOUVER - Served in Vancouver 05 Jan 1935 - 26 Nov 1936 as an AB, RCN HMCS ARMENTIERES - Served in Armentieres 14 Dec 1936 - 27 Dec 1936 as an AB, RCN HMCS FRASER - Served in Fraser 22 Jan 1937 - 27 Mar 1937 as an AB, RCN HMCS SKEENA - Served in Skeena 28 Mar 1937 - 09 Aug 1937 as an AB, RCN HMS FORESTER - Served in Forester 01 Jan 1938 - 01 Apr 1938 as an AB, RCN HMS/HMCS CRUSADER- Served in Crusader 02 Apr 1938 - 30 Sep 1938 as an AB, RCN. Crusader was transferred to the RCN on 15 Jun 1938 HMCS OTTAWA - Served in Ottawa 17 Jan 1939 - 04 Jul 1939 as an AB, RCN HMCS GIVENCHY (Guard boat) - Served in Givenchy 10 Aug 1940 - 13 Sep 1940 as an AB, RCN HMCS QUINTE - Served in Quinte 29 Aug 1941 - 19 Nov 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS FREDERICTON - Served in Fredericton 09 Dec 1941 - 08 Apr 1942 as an LS / A/PO, RCN. Rated A/PO 01 Apr 1942 HMCS GRANDMERE - Served in Grandmere 12 Jun 1942 - 30 Dec 1942 HMCS NABOB - Drafted to Nabob 08 Feb 1944 as an A/RPO, RCN. Rated RPO 15 Mar 1944
(1-3) Certificate of Service (4-5) Service Summary
Second World War Casualty Index
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