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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CROSSON, Abraham Bullard L/Coder, V36397, RCNVR MPK - 18 Mar 1945 HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Abraham Smith Crosson and Madeline Lenora Crosson, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
L/Coder Crosson died when his ship, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH, was torpedoed and sunk by U-868 in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 53 of her crew.
Ships served in: HMCS DISCOVERY - Enlisted 27 Feb 1942. Commenced Active Service 14 Mar 1942 as an O/Coder, RCNVR HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 10 May 1942 as an O/Coder, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 04 Jul 1942 as an O/Coder, RCNVR HMCS CANSO - Drafted to CANSO 16 Jul 1942 as an O/Coder, RCNVR HMCS CHATHAM - Drafted to CHATHAM 20 Feb 1943 as an O/Coder, RCNVR * Rated Coder 14 Mar 1943 HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 20 Feb 1944 as a Coder, RCNVR * Rated A/L/Coder 15 Dec 1943
Documents from the Service File of Abraham Crosson
Second World War Casualty Index
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