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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MCINNES, William Samuel, AB SD, V50918, RCNVR, MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of William and Lillian Grace McInnes, of Verdun, Quebec.
AB McInnes 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 MONTREAL - Enlisted 23 Nov 1942. Commenced Active Service 13 Jan 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 21 Apr 1943 * Rated Probationer Submarine Detector 02 Aug 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Aug 1943 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 09 Sep 1943 * Rated Submarine Detector 08 Jan 1944 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 13 Jan 1944
Documents from the Service File of William McInnes
Second World War Casualty Index
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