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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HAMILTON, William Ainslie, ERA 5c, V77366, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of William Gerald and Helen Ainslie Hamilton, of Victoria, British Columbia.
ERA Hamilton died when his ship, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH, was torpedoed and sunk by U-868 in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 53 of her crew.
Ships served in: HMCS MALAHAT - Enlisted 21 Jan 1944. Commenced Active Service 21 Jan 1944 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 26 Jan 1944 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Apr 1944 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 24 May 1944 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jun 1944 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 01 Oct 1944 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 06 Dec 1944 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 12 Jan 1945 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 07 Feb 1945 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of William Hamilton
Second World War Casualty Index
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