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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WARD, Howard Hartnell, LS, 3958-H, RCN, killed - 16 Jul 1947, HMCS MICMAC - Husband of Agnes M. Ward, of London.
LS Ward as killed when HMCS Micmac collided with S.S. Yarmouth County in Sambro Channel off Nova Scotia. He is buried in the Union Cemetery, Dorchester, Ontario.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 16 Sep 1940 as a Boy Seaman, RCN. Rated Ordinary Seaman 23 Mar 1941 * Rated A/SD 02 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 May 1941 as an OS, RCN * Rated SD 14 Jun 1941 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCN HMCS UNGAVA - Served in UNGAVA 04 Sep 1941 - 06 Aug 1942 as an OS and AB, RCN. Rated AB 03 Jan 1942. Part of crew for UNGAVA'S coast transfer to Esquimalt to Halifax. HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Aug 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 10 Aug 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS STAR - Served in STAR 28 Aug 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 27 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCN * Rated HSD 17 Dec 1942 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 15 Jan 1942 HMCS VEGREVILLE - Served in VEGREVILLE 06 Feb 1943 - 05 Dec 1944 as an AB, A/LS and LS, RCN. Rated LS 01 Aug 1944 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 06 Dec 1944 as a LS, RCN HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 22 Feb 1945 as a LS, RCN HMCS PETERBOROUGH - Served in PETERBOROUGH 08 Apr 1945 - 13 Jul 1945 as a LS, RCN HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 14 Jul 1945 as a LS, RCN HMCS PRESTONIAN - Served in PRESTONIAN 19 Sep 1945 - 25 Oct 1945 as a LS, RCN HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 26 Oct 1945 as a LS, RCN HMCS SCOTIAN - Served in SCOTIAN 28 Feb 1946 - 15 Nov 1945 as a LS, RCN HMCS MICMAC - Drafted to MICMAC 16 Nov 1946 as a LS, RCN * Rated TD 2c - 01 Jul 1947
(HW01-HW03) Certificate of Service - pages 1 - 3 (HW04) Report of Death
Second World War Casualty Index
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