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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WHITEHEAD, Bruce Mansell, SLt, RCNVR, killed - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Husband of Betty Whitehead, of Vancouver.
SLt Whitehead joined the RCNVR on 18 Jun 1941 and served as a Signalman until he commissioned from the ranks on 02 May 1944. He died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia.
Ships served in: VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 18 Jun 1941. Commenced Active Service 18 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 13 Aug 1941 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated O/Sig 25 Sep 1941 FR Vessel MOONLOCK - Drafted to MOONLOCK 06 Dec 1941 as an O/Sig, RCNVR FR Vessel BILLOW - Drafted to BILLOW 01 Apr 1942 as an O/Sig, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 03 Sep 1942 as an O/Sig, RCNVR * Rated Sig 18 Jun 1942 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 01 Nov 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS BURRARD - Drafted to BURRARD 27 Nov 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS MEANDER - Drafted to MEANDER 15 Dec 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 14 Apr 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Jun 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR * Rated A/L/Sig 01 Jun 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 23 Mar 1944 as an A/L/Sig, RCNVR * Discharged 01 May 1944 - Promoted to Commissioned Rank HMCS CORNWALLIS - Appointed to CORNWALLIS 02 May 1944 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR, add'l HMCS YORK - Appointed to YORK 23 May 1944 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR for initial training and duty HMCS KINGS - Appointed to KINGS 05 Aug 1944 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR, add'l for Disposal or Under Training (Navy List Sep 1944) HMCS CORNWALLIS - Appointed to CORNWALLIS 05 Aug 1944 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR for Executive Officers' Courses (Navy List Nov 1944) HMCS ESQUIMALT - Appointed to ESQUIMALT 27 Dec 1944 as a SLt, RCNVR
(BW01) Documents from the Service File of Bruce Whitehead (BW02) Article on the death of SLt Bruce Whitehead (BW03) Grave marker for SLt Bruce Whitehead Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, BC
Second World War Casualty Index
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