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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
OXBOROUGH, George William LS, 3009, RCN MPK - 10 Feb 1942, HMCS SPIKENARD - Son of William Madden and Marie Oxborough, Banff, Alberta.
LS Oxborough died when his ship, HMCS SPIKENARD, was torpedoed and sunk by U-136, about 465 nautical miles west of Malin Head, Ireland while escorting convoy SC-67. Of her crew of 65, there were only 8 survivors.
George's brother, Donald Campbell Oxborough also served in the RCN.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 12 Jul 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 22 Apr 1938 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated OS 08 May 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 05 Jul 1939 as an OS, RCN * Rated AB 08 Aug 1939 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 15 Nov 1939 as an AB, RCN HMS OSPREY - Drafted to OSPREY 12 Dec 1939 as an AB, RCN * Rated SD 29 Jan 1940 HMCS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 03 Apr 1940 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Apr 1940 as an AB, RCN * Rated HSD 10 May 1941 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 17 Apr 1940 as an AB, RCN * Rated A/LS 01 Dec 1940 HMS OSPREY - Drafted to OSPREY 07 Feb 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMS NIMROD - Drafted to NIMROD 16 Mar 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMS OSPREY - Drafted to OSPREY 10 May 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 13 May 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA "for Ocean Passage" 21 May 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Jun 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 22 Sep 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS SPIKENARD - Drafted to SPIKENARD 30 Jan 1942 as an A/LS, RCN
Documents from the Service File of George Oxborough
Second World War Casualty Index
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