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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WOODS, Mervyl Harrison, AB ST, V50658, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Roland and Mildred A. Woods, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Able Seaman Woods 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.
Citation for Mentioned in Despatches:
WOOD, Mervyl Harrison, Able Seaman, V50658, Posthumous Mention in Despatches, RCNVR / HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Awarded as per Canada Gazette of 20 January 1945 and London Gazette of 21 November 1944
"For good service when his ship was lost."
Ships served in: HMCS MONTREAL - Enlisted 18 Nov 1942 * Commenced Active Service 13 Jan 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 05 May 1943 HMCS BEAVER - Served in BEAVER 10-14 Jul 1943 for Seamanship Training while at HMCS CORNWALLIS HMCS VISON - Drafted to VISON 30 Jul 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 21 Aug 1943 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 08 Nov 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Aug 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 06 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 13 Jan 1944
(MHW001) AB Mervyl Woods Missing at Sea // Source: VAC Canadian Virtural War Memorial (MHW002) Service file for Mervyl Woods // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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