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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ALLAN, John Mulholland AB A/LR III, V/24900, RCNVR MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of David Miller Allan and Mary M. Allan, of St. Vital, Manitoba.
AB Allan died when his ship, HMCS ALBERNI, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 21 Aug 1944 by U-480, southeast of the Isle of Wight. Fifty-nine of her ship's company lost their lives.
Ships served in: WINNIPEG DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 31 Jul 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 Oct 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 31 Dec 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Apr 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 May 1942 * Rated Acting Layer Rating 3rd Class 28 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Jun 1942 HMCS NOOTKA - Drafted to NOOTKA 05 Jun 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Feb 1943 HMCS HAMILTON - Drafted to HAMILTON 24 Feb 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 01 Oct 1942 (Back dated) HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Jul 1943 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 13 Aug 1943
Documents from the Service File of John Allan
Second World War Casualty Index
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