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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SORRELL, William Wallace, AB, V61536, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Corrine Sorrell, of Windsor, Ontario.
AB Sorrell 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 HUNTER - Enlisted 07 May 1943. Commenced Active Service 09 Jun 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 08 Sep 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Jan 1944 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 01 Feb 1944 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated AB 09 Jun 1944
(WS01) Article from the Windsor Star on the death of AB Sorrell (WS02) Documents from the Service File of William Sorrell
Second World War Casualty Index
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