They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Moyal Haliburton Croft

 

Able Seaman, A4958, RCNR

 

Born: 03 Jul 1912, First South, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

 

Died: 29 Apr 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

CROFT, Moyle Haliburton AB, A4958, RCNR MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Husband of Rosalean Croft, of Rose Bay, Nova Scotia.

 

AB Croft died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.

 

Moyle brother, Ivan Croft also served in the Navy during the Second World War.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 28 Aug 1941 as an AB, RCNR

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 08 Sep 1942 as an AB, RCNR

HMCS MARVITA - Drafted to MARVITA 04 Jan 1942 as an AB, RCNR

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 26 Jan 1942 as an AB, RCNR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Sep 1942 as an AB, RCNR

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCNR

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as an AB, RCNR

 

Documents from the Service File of Moyle Croft

 


 

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