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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
RANDALL, Walter Gordon, LS QR II, 4323, RCN, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Sydney George and Isabelle Ruth Randall, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Leading Seaman Randall 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.
Son of Sydney George and Isabelle Ruth Randall, of Victoria, BC.Leading Seaman Walter Gordon Randall, formerly of St. James, was one of the sailors lost at sea when HMCS Valleyfield was torpedoed. Born in St. James, Manitoba, he attended Assiniboine school prior to moving to Victoria, British Columbia with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Randall, in 1939. Enlisting in the navy as a boy seaman in 1941, he had risen to the rank of Leading Seaman when reported lost. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. John Mitchell of Victoria. An Uncle, F. A. Randall. Lives at suite 19, Vesta apartments, Winnipeg.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 02 Jun 1941 as a Boy 1st Class, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Nov 1941 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 26 Nov 1941 * Rated Quarters Rating 3rd Class, RCN 10 Dec 1941 HMCS SWIFT CURRENT - Drafted to SWIFT CURRENT 23 Dec 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 26 Nov 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Jun 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 15 Jun 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 18 Jun 1943 * Rated Quarters Rating 2nd Class, RCN 22 Jul 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Aug 1943 HMCS MIDLAND - Drafted to MIDLAND 27 Sep 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Nov 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew
(WGR001) Leading Seaman Walter Randall Lost at Sea // The Winnipeg Evening Tribune // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (WGR002) Service file for Walter Randall // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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