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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PAYNE, Harry Alvin, LS RDF2, V30817, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Allan and Elsie Payne, of Duncan, British Columbia.
LS Payne 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 17 De 1941. Commenced Active Service 17 Dec 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NITINAT - Drafted to NITINAT 12 May 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 13 Sep 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Oct 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Oct 1942 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated RDF2 11 Nov 1942 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 12 Nov 1942 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated AB 17 Dec 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Jan 1943 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS KENTVILLE - Drafted to KENTVILLE 08 Jan 1943 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated A/LS 01 Oct 1943 HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - 03 Nov 1943 as an A/LS, RCNVR * Disrated to AB 24 Jun 1944 * Rated A/LS 23 Dec 1944
Documents from the Service File of Harry Payne
Second World War Casualty Index
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