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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ELLIS, Melvin Newton, AB, V50983, RCNVR, killed - 25 Oct 1944, HMCS SKEENA - Son of Alvin and Elizabeth Ellis, of Bathurst, New Brunswick.
AB Ellis 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. Prior to enlisting in the Navy he worked as a Farm Labourer.
Ships served in: HMCS BRUNSWICKER - Enlisted 13 Nov 1942 * Commenced Active Service 31 Dec 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 02 Mar 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jun 1943 * Rated Probationary Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 21 Jun 1943 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 15 Jul 194 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 13 Nov 1943 * Rated AB 31 Dec 1943
(MNE001) Service file for Melvin Ellis // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada (MNE002) Headstone of AB Ellis in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland
Second World War Casualty Index
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