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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CORBIN, William Harold, PO, 2531, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Harold Rosie Corbin, and Annie M. Corbin, of Kamloops, British Columbia. Husband of Isabella Corbin, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Petty Officer Corbin died when his ship, HMCS MARGAREE, was struck by the freighter SS Port Fairy while in convoy and was sunk. 143 of her crew were lost, 86 of them were survivors of HMCS FRASER.
Petty Officer William Harold Corbin age 30, leaves his wife, Mrs. Isabella Corbin and a son and daughter in Victoria. His mother Mrs. H. R. Corbin, three brothers and two sisters live in Kamloops, B.C. and another sister, Mrs. Kenneth Clarke lives in Vancouver, B.C. He was born in Prince Rupert, B.C. and had been in the Navy for 11 years, being stationed at Esquimalt until last year. He was prominent in rugby and rowing circles. Before transferring to HMCS Margaree, he served aboard the destroyers HMCS Vancouver, HMCS Skeena and HMCS Ottawa. (Source: Ultimate Sacrifice by Robert D'Aoust)
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 05 Jun 1930 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 21 Jun 1930 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 18 Aug 1931 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 18 May 1931 HMCS SKEENA - HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 03 Jan 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 23 Sep 1935 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 28 Nov 1935 HMS DRAGON - Drafted to DRAGON 21 Mar 1936 HMS APOLLO - Drafted to APOLLO 14 Apr 1936 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 28 Jul 1936 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 14 Jan 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 09 Oct 1937 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 06 May 1938 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 21 May 1938 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 02 Aug 1938 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 15 Sep 1938 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 15 Se p1939 * Rated Acting Petty Officer 20 Dec 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Feb 1940 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 29 Feb 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 May 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep 1940
Service file for William Corbin Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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