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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GOLDSMITH, William Edward, AB, 3180, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Thomas Charles and Lillian C. Goldsmith, of White Rock, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Goldsmith 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 Edward Goldsmith, was seriously injured when HMCS Fraser was sunk on June 25, 1940 and was in the hospital for three months. He was taken aboard HMCS Margaree after he was released from hospital. He is now missing and feared dead in the loss of HMCS Margaree. Able Seaman Goldsmith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Charles and Lillian C. Goldsmith, 1855 Buena Vista Road, of White Rock, British Columbia. He attended John Oliver High School in Vancouver until June 1938, when he entered the Navy at Esquimalt. The Fraser was his first ship he qualified as a gunner. A brother is serving aboard HMCS Ottawa. His father, Major Thomas C. Goldsmith, is a retired R.C.M.P. inspector. He was a member of the Sea Scouts and was born in Regina 1919.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 06 Jun 1938 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 03 Dec 1938 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 05 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 21 Oct 1939 * Rated Quarters Rating 3rd Class, RCN 17 Nov 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
(WEB001) Article on AB Goldsmith missing, feared dead // The Vancouver Sun // Courtesy of Operation Picture me (WEG002) Service file for William Goldsmith // Source The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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