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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WILLIS, Stanley Turnbull, L/Sto, 21989, RCN, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Sidney Roy and Dorothy Willis, of Dauphin, Manitoba.
Leading Stoker Willis 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. Willis Island in Silsby Lake, Manitoba, was named after him in 1985.
Ships served in: SASKATOON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 17 Jul 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 28 Oct 1941 NOIC VANCOUVER - Drafted to NOIC VANCOUVER 01 Jan 1942 * Rated Acting Stoker 1st Class RCN 17 Jul 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 30 Jul 1943 HMCS WOLF - Drafted to WOLF 02 Aug 1942 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 01 Dec 1942 HMCS NADEN II - Drafted to NADEN II 08 Mar 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 21 Jul 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCN 01 Aug 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted HOCHELAGA II 13 Aug 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Sep 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew
Service file for Stanley Willis Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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