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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WAKELEY, Stanley Gordon, AB, V688, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Arthur James and Dorothy Wakeley, of Woodstock, ON; brother of James Wakeley of Bolton, ON and Joan Wakeley of Woodstock, On.
Able Seaman Gordon Wakeley died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 163, there were only 38 survivors.
Ships served in: HMCS MONTREAL - Enlisted 17 Feb 1942 * Commenced Active Service 25 Mar 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 25 May 1942 HMCS KAMLOOPS - Served in Kamloops 27 Jul 1942 - 01 Aug 1942 while in training at HMCS CORNWALLIS HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 04 Aug 1942 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 16 Oct 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 23 Mar 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 05 Oct 1943 * Rated Anti-Aircraft Rating 3rd Class, RCNVR 17 Nov 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Nov 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 26 Nov 9143 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 06 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew
(SGW001) Seaman Gordon Wakeley with (it is believed) his sister // Courtesy of Mary Hamp (SGW002) Service file for Gordon Wakeley // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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