They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Joseph Victor Wilkins Veinotte

 

Supply Petty Officer V25606, RCNVR

 

Born: 24 May 1916, Ecum Secum, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia

 

Died: 29 Apr 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

VEINOTTE, Joseph Victor Wilkins, Supply PO, V25606,, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Daniel Kenneth and Mary Florence Veinotte, of Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia; husband of Irma May Veinotte, of Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia.

 

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

 

Ships served in:

Special Service Division RCNVR - Enlisted 08 Aug 1940. Commenced Active Service 08 Aug 1940 as an Victualling Assistant Probationer, RCNVR

HMCS VENTURE - drafted to VENTURE 26 Nov 1940

* Rated Victualling Assistant 07 Nov 1940

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Jul 1941

* Rated Leading Victualling Assistant 01 Dec 1941

* Transferred. rated Leading Supply Assistant 01 Mar 1942

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE for Tribal II 07 Nov 1942

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943

* Rated Supply PO 01 Jun 1943

 

Documents from the Service File of Joseph Veinotte

 


 

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