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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
URQUHART, Harold Frederick, Sto PO, V25850, RCNVR MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Albert Sanford Urquhart and Lenora Belle Urquhart, of Bass River, Nova Scotia.
Stoker Petty Officer Urquhart 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.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 05 Dec 1940 * Commenced Active Service 05 Dec 1940 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMS MONTCLARE - Drafted to MONTCLARE 22 Jan 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Mar 1941 HMCS SASKATOON - Drafted to SASKATOON 16 May 1941 HMCS ARVIDA - Drafted to ARVIDA 22 May 1941 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCNVR 15 Oct 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Mar 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 25 Mar 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jun 1943 * Rated Leading Stoker, RCNVR 15 Oct 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II- Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew. * Rated Acting Stoker Petty Officer, RCNVR 01 Feb 1944 * Rated Chief Stoker, RCNVR 01 Mar 1944 (while employed in that position)
(HFU001) Portrait of Ordinary Seaman Charles Urquhart // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (HFU002) Service file for Charles Urquhart // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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