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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CURRIE, William Patrick, Stoker PO, A2925, RCNR, MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of William Patrick and Mary Currie, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; husband of Margaret Jane Currie, of Dartmouth.
Stoker Petty Officer Currie 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: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 11 Nov 1940 as a Stoker 1s Class, RCNVR * Rated Leading Stoker 12 Nov 1940 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 02 Feb 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 May 1941 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 17 May 1941 * Rated Acting Stoker Petty Officer 01 Dec 1941 (advanced) * Rated Stoker Petty Officer 01 Dec 1942
Documents from the Service File of William Currie
Second World War Casualty Index
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