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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FITZPATRICK, William, AB LTO, V16717, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of William and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
AB Fitzpatrick died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
Ships served in: PORT ARTHUR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 11 Dec 1941. Commenced Active Service 08 Jan 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 14 Jan 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS -Drafted to CORNWALLIS 23 Jun 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS COLUMBIA - Drafted to COLUMBIA 19 Aug 1942 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated AB 08 Jan 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Aug 1943 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated ST 14 Oct 1943 HMCS RED DEER - Drafted to Red Deer 20 Oct 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Apr 1944 * Rated LTO 27 Nov 1944 HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 29 Dec 1944 as an AB, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of William Fitzpatrick
OS J. A. Winters of Schreiber; W. E. Fitzpatrick and Walter Ellard of Fort William, Ontario
Second World War Casualty Index
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