They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

William Alexander Hunter

 

Able Seaman Acting Seaman Torpedoman, V43655, RCNVR

 

Born: 12 Jan 1925, Vancouver, British Columbia

 

Died: 18 Mar 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

HUNTER, William Alexander, AB, V43655, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of William Harold and Elizabeth K. Hunter, of Port Alberni, British Columbia.

 

AB Hunter 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 NADEN - Enlisted 20 Jul 1942 as an OS, RCNVR

HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 20 Feb 1943 as an OS, RCNVR

* Rated A/ST 09 Feb 1943

* Rated AB 20 Jul 1943

 

Documents from the Service File of William Hunter

 


 

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