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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MACDONALD, Donald Malcolm, LS, V6251, RCNVR, DOW - 08 Feb 1943, HMCS LOUISBURG - Son of Malcolm Robert and Mabel Helen MacDonald, of Ottawa, Ontario.
LS MacDonald died 08 Feb from wounded received when his ship, HMCS LOUISBURG, which was on convoy duty in the Mediterranean, was sunk by bombs and torpedoes from Italian aircraft on 06 Feb 1943. He is buried in the Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria.
Ships served in: OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 05 Jun 1934 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for annual training 23 Jun 1934 - 29 Jul 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for annual training 25 May 1935 - 16 Jun 1935 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for annual training 27 Jun 1936 - 26 Jul 1936 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated Sto 2c 25 Jul 1936 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for annual training 30 May 1937 - 11 Jul 1937 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for annual training 28 May 1938 - 09 Jul 1938 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated Seaman Gunner 08 Jul 1938 OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR - On Divisional Strength 01 Apr 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Sep 1939 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS YPRES - Drafted to YPRES 01 Nov 1939 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated QR III 01 Dec 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Apr 1940 as an AB, RCNVR OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR - Drafted to OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR 24 May 1940 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 21 Dec 1940 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS ACADIA - Drafted to ACADIA 08 Feb 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Feb 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 23 Apr 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS
DAUPHIN - Drafted to DAUPHIN 17 May 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS - 30 May 1942 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated AA III 16 Jul 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jul 1942 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated A/LS 01 Aug 1942 HMCS LLOYD GEORGE - Drafted to LLOYD GEORGE 22 Aug 1942 as an A/LS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Sep 1942 as an A/LS, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 as an A/LS, RCNVR HMCS LOUISBURG - Drafted to LOUISBURG 25 Nov 1942 as an A/LS, RCNVR
(DM01) Documents from the Service File of Donald MacDonald (DM02) Article from the Ottawa Journal on LS MacDonald's death (DM03) Temporary grave marker on LS MacDonald in the Elalia Cemetery, Algeria, Algeria (DM04) Permanent headstone for LS MacDonald in the Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algiers, Algeria
Second World War Casualty Index
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