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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ADAMS, John Cameron, AB, V17001, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07 - husband of Ida Eileen Adams of London, ON.
He was the first to join the RCNVR London Division which was formed in August of 1938. He enlisted at HMCS PREVOST in London and served aboard the destroyer HMCS SKEENA. He was lost at sea, age 31, when the destroyer HMCS ATHABASKAN was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.
Ships served in: LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 05 Apr 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA 26 Jun 1939 - 08 Jul 1939 for annual training as an OS, RCNVR LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Commenced Active Service 08 Nov 1939 * Rated AB 05 Apr 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Apr 1940 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS SKEENA - Served in SKEENA 24 Apr 1940 - 01 Jun 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Jun 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated QR III 22 Jan 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as an AB, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of John Adams
Second World War Casualty Index
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