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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HARRIS, Carl Norman, OS, V335, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of William Stephen and Mary Harris, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
OS Harris died when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 on 13 Sep 1942. Of her crew of 175, plus 50 survivors they had picked up, there were only 69 survivors.
Ships served in: HALIFAX DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 16 Sep 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 Oct 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Oct 1941 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 12 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Jan 1942 HMCS SWIFT CURRENT - Drafted to SWIFT CURRENT 28 Feb 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Mar 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 10 Mar 1942
Documents from the Service File of Carl Harris
Second World War Casualty Index
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