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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOLIN, Gordon Walter, AB, V36102, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Mar 1945, HMCS TEME - Son of Marge Bolin, of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.. Husband of Sarah Bolin, of Glasgow.
AB Bolin died when HMCS TEME was torpedoed by U-315 on 29 Mar 1945. His body was never recovered.
Ships served in VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 22 Aug 1941 as an Assistant Cook (S). Commenced Active Service 22 Aug 1941. HMCS SKEENA - Served in SKEENA 13 Dec 1941 - 18 Dec 1941 while at training in HMCS CORNWALLIS (Halifax) * Transferred to the Seaman Branch 24 Feb 1942 HMS MARLBOROUGH (Royal Navy Electrical training school, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) - Served in MARLBOROUGH 10 Dec 1943 - 20 Feb 1944 as an A/AB, RCNVR * Rated Seaman Torpedoman 12 Feb 1944 while at HMS MARLBOROUGH HMCS MONNOW - Served in MONNOW 09 Mar 1944 - 22 May 1944 as an A/AB S.T., RCNVR HMCS TEME - Drafted to TEME 31 Oct 1944 as an A/AB S.T., RCNVR
(GB01-GB02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (GB03) Report of Death (GB04) Letter to AB Bolin's wife (GB05) Letter to AB Bolin's father
Second World War Casualty Index
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