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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LIGHTHALL, Augustus Eastman CPO, A2404, RCNR MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of Augustus and Margaret Lighthall; husband of Mary Lighthall, of Picton, Ontario.
CPO Lighthall 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. He was a seaman on S.S. Waterton before enlisting into the R.C.N.R. on July 06, 1940.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 06 July 1940 as an Able Seaman, RCNR * Rated Leading Seaman, RCNR 07 Jul 1940 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 29 Jul 1940 * Rated Petty Officer, RCNR 17 Jan 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 May 1942 * Rated Torpedo Cox'n 30 May 1942 HMCS ALBERNI - drafted to ALBERNI 02 Jun 1942 * Rated Acting Chief Petty Officer, RCNR 02 Jun 1942 while performing the duties of Torpedo Cox'n * Rated Chief Petty Officer, RCNR 01 Feb 1944
(AL01) Photo of CPO Lighthall (AL02) Documents from the Service File of Augustus Lighthall
Second World War Casualty Index
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