They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Louis Ledoux

 

Able Seaman Quarters Rating 3rd Class,  V4433, RCNVR

 

Born: 15 Jul 1922, Montreal, Quebec

 

Died: 29 Apr 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

LEDOUX, Louis, AB, V4433, RCNVR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Joseph Ledoux and of Marie Louise Ledoux, of Montreal, Quebec.

 

AB Ledoux died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.

 

Louis' brother, Jean-Denis Ledoux, also served in the RCNVR during the Second World War.

 

Ships served in:

CARTIER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 06 May 1941. Commenced Active Service 13 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Aug 1941

* Rated QR III 03 Nov 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Aug 1941

HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 07 Nov 1941

HMCS HALIFAX - Drafted to HALIFAX 26 Nov 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Aug 1942

* Rated AB 13 Jun 1942 (backdated)

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943

 

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(LL01) Portrait of Louis Ledoux

(LL02) Documents from the Service File of Louis Ledoux

 


 

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