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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CHAMPION, Charles Ray, AB, A697, RCNR, MPK - 07 Sep 1942, HMCS RACCOON - Son of Charles and Bertha Jane Champion, of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island.
AB Champion died when his ship, HMCS RACCOON, which was on convoy escort in the St. Lawrence River off the Gaspé Peninsula, was hit and sunk by two torpedoes from U165. All 37 hands were lost.
Ships served in: * Enlisted 08 Dec 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA 18 Feb 1939 - 31 Mar 1939 for training as a Prob AB, RCNR * Commenced Active Service 22 Nov 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Nov 1939 as an AB, RCNR HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 25 Nov 1939 as an AB, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Ma 1940 as an AB, RCNR HMCS ULNA - Drafted to ULNA 10 May 1940 as an AB, RCNR HMCS RACCOON - Drafted to RACCOON 19 May 1940 as an AB, RCNR
(CC01) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (CC02) Official notice of Missing Presumed Dead
Second World War Casualty Index
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