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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
DUNLOP, Ronald Ewing, MM, V57236, RCNVR, killed - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of William G. Dunlop and Matilda Dunlop, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
MM Dunlop died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.
Ships served in: HMCS TECUMSEH - Enlisted 22 Mar 1943 as a Sto 1c (M)(S), RCNVR * Rated A/MM(S) 23 Mar 1943 HMCS TECUMSEH - Commenced Active Service 01 Apr 1943 as an A/MM(S), RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Apr 1943 as an A/MM(S), RCNVR HMCS FORT RAMSAY - Drafted to FORT RAMSEY 13 Jul 1943 as an A/MM(S), RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 May 1943 as an A/MM(S), RCNVR * Rated MM 01 Apr 1944 HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 08 Nov 1944 as a MM, RCNVR HMCS
ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 03 Dec 1944 as a MM, RCNVR
(RD01) Documents from the Service File of Ronald Dunlop (RD02) Headstone for MM Ronald Dunlop in the Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, AB
Second World War Casualty Index
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