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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
McALISTER, William James, AB, 3389, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Donald McDonald McAlister and Catherine S. McAlister, of Eston, Saskatchewan.
Able Seaman McAlister 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.
Able Seaman William James McAlister was the son of Donald McDonald and Catherine S. McAlister who homesteaded north of Eston, Saskatchewan. William was educated at Prouse School and at Eston, Saskatchewan and was working as a stenographer when he enlisted on April 27, 1939 at Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN 27 Apr 1939 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 08 Sep 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 06 Nov 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Nov 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 25 Feb 1940 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 20 Jun 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for William McAlister Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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