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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
VAN OOYEN, Dirk, Stwd, V8608, RCNVR, MPK - 28 Jan 1944, HMCS MAHONE - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Van Ooyen, of Ginneken, Holland. Father of Winnifred Corie Marie, William Dirk Lenard and Adrian Robert.
Steward Van Ooyen died as a result of a collision between HMCS MAHONE and SS Fort Townsend at Sydney, Nova Scotia. His body was not recovered.
Ships served in RCNVR DIVISION HAMILTON - Enlisted 20 Jan 1941 HMCS BADDECK - Served in BADDECK 16 May 1941 - 18 Aug 1941 as a Prob. Steward, RCNVR HMS CANDYTUFT - Served in CANDYTUFT 26 Apr 1941 - 27 Oct 1941 as a Prob. Steward, RCNVR HMCS ALGOMA - Served in ALGOMA 04 Nov 1941 - 23 Oct 9142 as a Steward, RCNVR HMCS MAHONE - Drafted to MAHONE 19 Feb 1943
(DV01-DV02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (DV03) Report of Death (DV04) Letter to Stwd Van Ooyen's mother-in-law, guardian of his children. Dirk and his wife were legally separated.
Second World War Casualty Index
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