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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HORLEY, Wallace Carman, Sto 1c, V31090, RCNVR, MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of Carman Walter and Rachel Horley, of Sarnia, Ontario.
Stoker Horley 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.
Wallace Carman Horley - The Sarnia War Remembrance Project - Researched by / Courtesy of Tom Slater
Ships served in: HMCS HUNTER - Enlisted 19 Mar 1942. Commenced Active Service 19 May 1942 as a Stoker 2nc Class, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 18 May 1942 HMCS VENTURE / H.C. 190 - Drafted to VENTURE 23 Jul 1942 * Rated Stoker 1st Class 19 Mar 1943 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 14 Jan 1944
(WH01) Photo of Stoker Horley (WH02) Photo of Stoker Horley from the Toronto Telegram Sep 1944 (WH03) Telegram to Stokeer Horley's father information them that he is missing at sea (WH04) Documents from the Service File of Wallace Horley
Second World War Casualty Index
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