They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

William Garvey

 

Signalman, V14500, RCNVR

 

Born: 29 May 1922, Victoria, British Columbia

 

Died: 18 Mar 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

GARVEY, William, Sig, V14500, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Thomas Garvey, and of Blanche Gertrude Garvey, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Signalman Garvey 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.

 

William's brothers, Thomas Riston Garvey and John Garvey also served in the RCNVR during the Second World War.

 

Ships served in:

VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 22 Jun 1940. Commenced Active Service 01 May 1941

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 13 Aug 1941 as a OS, RCNVR

* Rated O/Sig 02 Jan 1942

HMCS MALASPINA - Drafted to MALASPINA 10 Jan 1942 as a O/Sig, RCNVR

* Rated Sig 01 May 1942

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 02 Jun 1944 as a Sig, RCNVR

HMCS CHATHAM - Drafted 29 Jun 1944 as a Sig, RCNVR

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 15 Dec 1944 as a Sig, RCNVR

HMCS VENCEDOR - Drafted to VENCEDOR 24 Dec 1944 as a Sig, RCNVR

HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 13 Jan 1945 as a Sig, RCNVR

HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 07 Feb 1945 as a Sig, RCNVR

 

Documents from the Service File of William Garvey

 


 

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