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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PRESSNER, Edward Julian, Stwd, V/45330, RCNVR, died - 25 Oct 1944, HMCS SKEENA - Son of Joseph and Victoria Pressner, of Montreal, Quebec.
Steward Pressner drowned while trying to get a safety line ashore so that the remaining crew could be safely removed from SKEENA. His body later recovered near Reykjavik Harbour. He is buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Ships served in: HMCS MONTREAL - Enlisted 14 Aug 1942. Commenced Active Service 28 Aug 1942 as a Steward Probationer, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 31 Aug 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Oct 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Dec 1942 HMCS ANDREE DUPRE - Served in ANDREE DUPRE 18 Dec 1942 - 04 Jan 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Jan 1943 * Rated Stwd 27 Aug 1942 HMCS ST CLAIR - Served in ST CLAIR 12 Jun 1943 - 31 Jan 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Feb 1944 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 01 Mar 1944 as a Stwd
(EP01) Documents from the Service File of Edward Pressner (EP02) Headstone of Stwd Pressner at the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Second World War Casualty Index
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