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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HUGHES, David Anderson, L/SA, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of Edwin and Isabel Hughes, of Dundas, Ontario.
LSA Hughes died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
David Hughes' brother, Robert Alexander Hughes, died in the sinking of HMCS SPIKENARD
Ships served in: HAMILTON
DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 18 Jun 1940. Commenced Active Service as a
Prob. Victualling Assistant, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Jul 1941 as a VA, RCNVR M.T.E. PICTOU - Drafted to MTE PICTOU 13 Aug 1941 as a VA, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Oct 1941 as a VA, RCNVR HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 30 Oct 1941 as a VA, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Nov 1941 as a VA, RCNVR HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 08 Nov 1941 as a VA, RCNVR HMCS VEGREVILLE - Drafted to VEGREVILLE 10 Dec 1941 as a VA, RCNVR * Rated SA 01 Mar 1942 * Rated L/SA 01 Jun 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Jan 1943 as a L/SA, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Apr 1943 as a L/SA, RCNVR NOIC ESQUIMALT - Drafted to NOIC ESQUIMALT 07 Apr 1944 as a L/SA, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 18 May 1944 as a L/SA, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Jul 1944 as a L/SA, RCNVR HMCS CHALEUR II - Drafted to CHALEUR 03 Aug 1944 as a L/SA, RCNVR HMCS CAP DE LA MADELAINE - Drafted to CAP DE LA MADELAINE 01 Oct 1944 as a L/SA, RCNVR HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 14 Mar 1945 as a L/SA, RCNVR HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 29 Mar 1945 as a L/SA, RCNVR
(DH01) Portrait of LSA David Hughes (DH02) Documents from the Service File of David Hughes
Article on LSA David Hughes and his brother Lt Robert Hughes
Second World War Casualty Index
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