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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WITNEY, Alfred Edward, OS, V14672, RCNVR, Died of wounds - 07 Dec 1941, HMCS WINDFLOWER - Son of Alfred Edward Witney and Florence Witney, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
OS Witney died when HMCS WINDFLOWER sunk after being rammed by a merchant ship in convoy. He was rescued but died of his wounds. He was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. John's, Nfld. Prior to joining the RCNVR, Alfred Witney served for approx 4 months in the 2nd Battalion Irish Fusiliers, Vancouver Regiment, Non-Permanent Active Militia.
Ships served in: VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 11 Jan 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 May 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 19 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS ROYAL ROADS - Drafted to ROYAL ROADS 11 Aug 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Aug 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS ROYAL ROADS - Drafted to ROYAL ROADS 08 Oct 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Nov 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 15 Nov 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS WINDFLOWER - Drafted to WINDFLOWER 06 Dec 1941 as an OS, RCNVR
Service file for Alfred Witney Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Article from "The Province" 11 Dec 1941 Courtesy of Operation Picture Me
Second World War Casualty Index
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