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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
STRINGER, Joseph, AB, V35344, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Foster-son of Charles and Caroline Collier, of West Kildonan, Manitoba.
Able Seaman Stringer died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 163, there were only 38 survivors.
Able Seaman Joseph Stringer, V35344, 20 years old, the son of foster-parents Charles and Caroline Collier of West Kildonan. Joseph "Bill" Stringer, a troubled youth, grew up in the Knowles Home for Boys. He was just one of the hundreds of boys who were given a chance to become good citizens at the school, and when he was old enough, his national pride led him to join the navy, and he was assigned to H.M.C.S. Valleyfield. Stringer Lake, north of Egenolf Lake was named after him in 1972.
Ships served in: HMCS CHIPPAWA - Enlisted 30 Apr 1942 * Commenced Active Service 07 Jun 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 27 Sep 1942 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 16 Feb 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Mar 1943 HMCS THUNDER - Drafted to THUNDER 23 Apr 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 07 Jun 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 04 Dec 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew
Service file for Joseph Stringer Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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