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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SIMPSON, Frederick William, AB, V64048, RCNVR, MPK - 08 Aug 1944, HMCS REGINA - Son of Ernest James Simpson, and of Ada Simpson, of Montreal, Quebec.
Able Seaman Frederick William Simpson, R.C.N.V.R., who after being previously reported missing at sea is now for official purposes, presumed dead. He was the son of Mrs. Ada Simpson of 5769 Cartier Street and the late Ernest Simpson and joined the navy in July 1943. He went overseas the following year and was reported missing in the sinking of H.M.C.S. Regina last August. Besides his mother he is survived by two brothers and six sisters. (Transcription from a newspaper article)
AB Simpson died when HMCS REGINA was torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England by U-667 while she was aiding a merchant vessel in distress. Thirty of her crew were lost.
Ships served in: HMCS MONTREAL - Enlisted 16 Jun 1943 * Commenced Active Service 07 Jul 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 25 Aug 1943 HMCS HAMILTON - Served in HAMILTON 23 -31 Oct 1943 for seamanship training while drafted to CORNWALLIS HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Nov 1943 HMCS REGINA - Drafted to REGINA 07 Dec 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 04 Jul 1944
(FWS001) Photo of AB Simpson from a newspaper clippings // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (FWS002) Service File for Frederick Simpson // The Service File for Frederick Simpson was photographed by Kim Kubeck, Canadian Sailors Virtual Cenotaph
Second World War Casualty Index
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