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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
NEWMAN, Clifford Jerome, ERA 5c, V27849, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Fred J. and Marguerite E. Newman, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Edna Olive Grace Newman, of Toronto.. He was born in Toronto he attended Decatur College, Decatur, Ill., USA.
Engine Room Artificer Newman 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 YORK - Enlisted 18 Dec 1941 * Commenced Active Service 18 Dec 1941 as a Stoke 1st Class, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 May 1942 HMCS HUNTER - Drafted to HUNTER 10 Dec 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Jun 1943 * Transferred. Rated Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, RCNVR 06 Sep 1943 HMCS HUNTER - Drafted to HUNTER 01 Oct 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 26 Feb 1944
Service file for Clifford Newman Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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