They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Lorne Harley Miller

 

Able Seaman V32747, RCNVR

 

Born: 1924

 

Died: 16 Jul 1947 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

MILLER, Lorne Harley, AB, V32747, RCNVR, died - 16 Jul 1947, HMCS MICMAC - Son of Christian Godfrey and Elizabeth Miller; husband of Elizabeth Doreen Miller, all of Montreal., Quebec.

 

AB Miller was killed when HMCS MICMAC was in a collision with a merchant ship near Sambro Light Vessel, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

 

Awards and Decorations:  1939-45 Star;  France and Germany Star;  Africa Star;  Burma Star;  Italy Star;  Defence Medal; CVSM with Clasp;  War Medal 1939-45

 

Ships served in:

HMCS MONTREAL - Enlisted 09 Apr 1942. Commenced Active Service 20 May 1942

HMS QUEBEC (via NIOBE) - Served in QUEBEC 30 Dec 1942 - 09 Jan 1943 for Combine Operations Training as an OS, RCNVR

HMS NORTHNEY - Served in NORTHNEY 10 Jan 1943 - 26 Nov 1943 Combine Operations / Landing Craft Training as an OS and AB, RCNVR. Rated AB 20 May 1943

LCI(L) 264 - Served in LCI(L) 264 03 Apr 1944-06 Apr 1944 as an AB, RCNVR

LCI(L) 118 - Served in LCI(L) 118 07 Apr 1944 - 06 Aug 1944 as an AB, RCNVR

HMCS ONTARIO - Served in ONTARIO 26 Apr 1945 - 06 May 1945 as an AB, RCNVR

HMCS ONTARIO - Served in ONTARIO 29 May 1945 - 12 Dec 1945 as a AB, RCNVR

HMCS DONNACONA - Drafted to DONNACONA 18 Dec 1945.  Demobilized 21 Jan 1946. Re-entered 01 Apr 1946 as an A/AB, RCNVR for period of service until 30 Sep 1947

HMCS MICMAC - Drafted to MICMAC 01 Aug 1946 as an A/AB, RCNVR

 

 

 

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(LM01) I.D. card

(LM02- LM04) Certificate of Service - pages 1 - 3

 

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(LM05-LM06) Request for approval to re-enlist AB Miller and approval to do so

(LM07-LM08) Record of Service

(LM09) Report of Death

 


 

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