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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MADDEN, William Patrick Michael, L/Sto, V22713, RCNVR, died - 16 Dec 1944, HMCS KAMSACK / HMCS PEREGRINE - Husband of Evelyn Madden, of Toronto, Ontario.
Leading Stoker Madden died at the Royal Canadian Naval Hospital, Halifax due to striking his head when he slipped on the deck of HMCS KAMSACK when jumping over the rail from HMCS BATTLEFORD onto HMCS KAMSACK on December 08, 1944. Death was caused by pneumonia which had set in as a result of the accident aboard HMCS KAMSACK. The ships were tied up at a jetty in Halifax Harbour at the time. He is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, ON.
Ships served in: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 17 Jan 1941 * Commenced Active Service 18 Jan 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Apr 1941 HMCS SUDEROY VI - Drafted to SUDEROY VI 24 Jul 1941 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 22 Nov 1941 HMCS KAMSACK - Drafted to KAMSACK 23 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Jan 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 13 Jan 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCNVR 15 Jan 1943 HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 07 May 1943 * Absent Without Leave "Run" - 27 Jun 1943 - 18 Jul 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Jul 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 10 Sep 1943 HMCS DUNDALK - Drafted to DUNDALK 13 Nov 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCNVR 06 Mar 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Jul 1944 HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 11 Aug 1944 HMCS KAMSACK - Drafted to KAMSACK 25 Aug 1944 HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 09 Dec 1944
(WPMM001 - WPMM002) Newspaper articles from the Toronto Star Dec 1944 on the death of L/Sto William Madden (WPMM003) Service file for William Madden // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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