They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

John Clifford (Jack) Singleton

 

Able Seaman Acting Layer Rating 3rd Class, V17334, RCNVR

 

Born: 21 Sep 1914, London, Ontario

 

Died: 29 Apr 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

SINGLETON, John Clifford (Jack), AB, V17334, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Singleton, of London, Ontario.

 

AB Singleton died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29 Apr 1944.

 

Ships served in:

LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 22 Nov 1940. Commenced Active Service 07 Apr 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Aug 1941

* Rated Acting Layer Rating 3rd Class 24 Oct 1941

HMS QUEBEC (Royal Navy Combined Operations Base) - Drafted to QUEBEC 28 Feb 1942

* Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 07 Apr 1942

* Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR (while in Combined Operations) 04 Nov 1942

* Rated Acting Cox'n Combined Operations 04 Nov 1942

HMS COPRA - Drafted to COPRA 01 Sep 1943

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 09 Oct 1943

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Oct 1943

HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 23 Oct 1943

* Rated Cox'n Combined Operations 03 Nov 1943

HMCS GIVENCHY III - Drafted to GIVENCHY III 03 Dec 1943

HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 07 Dec 1943

* Acting Leading Seaman Relinquished. Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 20 Dec 1943

HMCS PRINCE DAVID - Drafted to PRINCE DAVID 20 Dec 1943

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 19 Mar 1944

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 25 Apr 1944

 

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(JS01) OS John Singleton

(JS02) John Singleton at Ada Beya, Egypt - 1943 // Source: VAC, CVWM website

(JS03) Documents from the Service File of John Singleton

 


 

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