They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Walter Henry Beech

 

Chief Engine Room Artificer (Motor),V27069, RCNVR

 

Born: 17 Jun 1900, Edmonton, Middlesex, England

 

Died: 16 Apr 1945, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Book of Remembrance

 

BEECH, Walter Henry, Chief Engine Room Artificer (Motor), V27069, RCNVR, died - 16 Apr 1945, ML Q088 - Son of William George and Florence Beech; husband of Anne Beech, all of of Mount Dennis, Toronto, ON.

 

Chief Walter Beech died of heart failure while convalescing at the RCN Hospital in Halifax after having a hernia operation. CERA Beech is buried in the Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, ON.

 

Ships served in:

TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Commenced Active Service 16 Apr 1941 as a L/Sto (M), RCNVR

HMCS VENTURE - Served in VENTURE 22 Feb 1942 - 17 Apr 1942 as a MM and A/CMM, RCNVR

ML Q052 - Served in Q052 18 Apr 1942 - 16 Jan 1943 as an A/CMM, RCNVR

ML Q088 - Drafted to Q088 11 May 1943 as CMM 4/c, RCNVR. Rated CMM 3c 01 Mar 1944. Rated A/CERA (M), RCNVR 01 Mar 1945

 

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Second World War Casualty Index

 

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