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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SEATH, Ritchie Oulton, Coder, V23611, RCNVR, killed - 25 Oct 1944 - HMCS SKEENA - Son of Andrew Whitton Seath and Josephine Mintzer Seath, of St. Lambert, Quebec.
Coder Seath was lost overboard and drowned when HMCS SKEENA grounded on the rocks near Iceland. His body was recovered and buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Ships served in: MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 04 Mar 1941 * Commenced Active Service 14 May 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 May 1941 HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMCS SIGNAL SCHOOL for training 01 Jul 1841 * Rated Ordinary Coder, RCNVR 16 Jul 1941 HMCS VENTURE (Aux Vessels Depot Staff) for MCO - Drafted to MCO 12 Aug 1941 HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMCS SIGNAL SCHOOL 29 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Aug 1941 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 31 Aug 1941 * Rated Coder, RCNVR 11 Feb 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 08 Jul 1942. Survived the sinking of HMCS OTTAWA on 13 Sep 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Sep 1942 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 19 Feb 1943
(ROS001 - ROS002) Articles on the death of Coder Ritchie Seath // The Saint John Times Globe // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (ROS003) Service file for Ritchie Seath // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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