They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Melvin Leverne Kneeland

 

Stoker 1st Class, 21771, RCN

 

Born: 29 Nov 1919, Edburg, Alberta

 

Died: 19 Sep 1941 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

KNEELAND, Melvin Leverne, Sto 1c, 21771, RCN, MPK - 19 Sep 1941, HMCS LEVIS - Son of Roy Erin Kneeland and Ida Marion Kneeland, of Hanna, Alberta.

 

Stoker Kneeland lost his life in the sinking of HMCS LEVIS. Prior to enlisting in the Navy he was a truckdriver.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 16 Sep 1940 as a Sto 2c, RCN

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Apr 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCN

HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 06 May 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCN

HMCS LEVIS - Drafted to LEVIS 11 Jul 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCN

* Rated Sto 1c 15 Sep 1941

 

MK01

MK02

MK03

MK04

(MK01-MIK02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2

(MK03-MK04) Telegram and letter to Stoker Kneeland's father

 


 

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