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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WALKER, William L/Sto, 21275, RCN MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Alfred Walker and Annie Walker, of Vancouver, British Columbia; husband of Ethel Mary Walker, of Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Leading Stoker Walker 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.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 22 Apr 1929 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 06 Aug 1929 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 22 Apr 1930 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 06 May 1930 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 16 Jan 1931 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 01 Apr 1931 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 10 Jun 1931 * Commissioning crew HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 01 Dec 1934 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 11 Oct 1936 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 23 Nov 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN N26 Apr 1938 HMCS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 23 Jun 1939 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker 15 Oct 1939 HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 21 Oct 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 24 Nov 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for William Walker Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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