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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CRAMP, William John, Stoker PO, A2876, RCNR, killed - 08 Aug 1944, HMCS REGINA - Son of John and Elizabeth Cramp. Husband of Kathleen Patricia (nee Harnett) of Windsor, Ontario. Brother of Ralph, Kathleen, William, Robert, Peter, Jenny, Olive and Polly.
Sto PO Cramp died when HMCS REGINA was torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England by U-667 while she was aiding a merchant vessel in distress. Thirty of her crew were lost. The body of Sto PO Cramp washed ashore near Bude, Cornwall, England. He was buried in the St. Neot Churchyard Cemetery, Poundstock, Cornwall, England.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 07 Nov 1940 as an Engineman, RCNR HMCS CHAMBLY - Drafted to CHAMBLY 14 Dec 1940 as an Engineman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1941 as a Sto PO, RCNR HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 14 Mar 1941 as a Sto PO, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - 22 Nov 1941 as a Sto PO, RCNR HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA (Manning Pool) 24 Nov 1941 as a Sto PO, RCNR HMCS VEGREVILLE - Drafted to VEGREVILLE 24 Nov 1941 as a Sto PO, RCNR HMCS REGINA - Drafted to REGINA 22 Jan 1942 as a Sto PO, RCNR
(WC01) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (WC02) Report of Death (WC03-WC04) Letters to Sto PO Cramp's wife (WC05) Headstone for Sto PO Cramp in the St. Neot Churchyard Cemetery
(WC06) Article from the Windsor Star 16 Aug 1944
(WC07) Article from the Windsor Star 24 Aug 1944
Second World War Casualty Index
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