For Posterity's Sake         

A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

They made the Ultimate Sacrifice 

REA, Clifford Laureano, Sto 1c, V39455, RCNVR, MPK - 24 Nov 1944, HMCS SHAWINIGAN - son of Fred B. and Azilda May Rea, of Leaside, ON.

Ships served in:

HMCS STAR - Enlisted 01 Jun 1942.  Commenced Active Service 05 Sep 1942 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Feb 2943

* Rated Acting Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 05 Sep 1943

HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY for M.T.E. School 16 Dec 1943

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Feb 1944

HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Drafted to SHAWINIGAN 19 Apr 1944

(CR01) Partial newspaper clipping on the loss of HMCS SHAWINIGAN and the death of Stoker Rea

(CR02) Documents from the Service File of Clifford Rae

Second World War Casualty Index

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