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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MOTLEY, David Charles AB ST, V30077, RCNVR, MPK - 14 Feb 1945, MTB-462 - Son of William Charles and Kathleen Ethel Motley, of Bonnington Falls, British Columbia; husband of Kathleen Audrey Motley, of Bonnington Falls.
AB Motley died as a result of an accidental fire and subsequent explosion that destroyed numerous MTBs in harbour at Ostend, Belgium.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 15 Nov 1939 as an O/Tel. Rated OS 12 Apr 1940 HMCS WOLF - Served in WOLF 15 Oct 1940 - 02 May 1941 as an OS and AB, RCNVR. Rated AB 15 Feb 1941 HMCS GIVENCHY - Served in GIVENCHY 03 May 1941 - 19 May 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS QUESNEL - Served in QUESNEL 20 May 1941 - 02 Aug 1942 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated Seaman Torpedoman 01 Oct 1942 HMCS COMOX - Served n COMOX 21 Oct 1942 - 24 Jun 1943 as an AB, RCNVR MTB-748 - Served in MTB-748 22 Jan 1944 - 22 Mar 1944 29th MTB FLOTILLA - Served in the 29TH MTB FLOTILLA 23 Mar 1944 - 19 Jun 1944 MTB-462 - Drafted to MTB-462 20 Jun 1944 as an AB, RCNVR
(DM01-DM03) Certificate of Service (DM04-DM05) Record of Service
(DM06) Report of Death (DM07-DM09) Letters to AB Motley's wife
(left) David Motley in the gun tub on HMCS QUESNEL (right) David Motley in Forward Stores on HMCS QUESNEL From the collection of Jim Silvester
Second World War Casualty Index
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