They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Roland Brault

 

Able Seaman, V4427, RCNVR

 

Born: 26 Jun 1922, Montreal, Quebec

 

Died: 07 May 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

BRAULT, Roland, AB, V4427, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Georges and Eugenie Brault, of Montreal, Quebec.

 

Able Seaman Brault 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:

CARTIER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 06 May 1941

* Commenced Active Service 13 Jun 1941

HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL 13 Aug 1941

HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 01 Oct 1941

* Transferred to Seaman Branch as an Ordinary Seaman , RCNVR 29 Oct 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Oct 1941

* Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 13 Jun 1942

HMCS KITCHENER - Drafted to KITCHENER 10 Oct 1942

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Nov 1943

HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 27 Nov 1943

HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943

 

Service File  for Roland Brault

Library and Archives of Canada

 


 

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