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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SOMMERFELD, Samuel Whitney, AB A/AA III, V32952, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Herbert Herman Sommerfeld and Mary S. Sommerfeld, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
AB Sommerfeld died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29 Apr 1944. The province of Saskatchewan honoured Able Seaman Somerfeld by naming Summerfeld Lake in his honour.
Ships served in: HMCS UNICORN - Enlisted 26 Mar 1942. Commenced Active Service 27 mar 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 21 Apr 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 17 Jul 1942 * Rated Anti-Aircraft Rating 3rd Class 26 Aug 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Aug 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 27 Mar 1943
(SS01) Portrait of Able Seaman Samuel Sommerfeld (SS02) Documents from the Service File of Samuel Sommerfeld
Second World War Casualty Index
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