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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GOLDSMITH, Thomas Henry Hardy, CYS, 2980, RCN killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Thomas Charles and Lillian Hardy Goldsmith; husband of Amy Pauline Goldsmith, of Victoria, British Columbia.
CYS Goldsmith died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted in the RCN 22 Jun 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Aug 1937 as an OS, RCN * Rated Ord. Sig 04 Oct 1937 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 23 Oct 1937 as an O/Sig, RCN HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 22 Jul 1938 as an O/Sig, RCN HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 09 Nov 1938 as an O/Sig, RCN HMCS COMOX - Drafted to COMOX 23 Nov 1938 as an O/Sig, RCN * Rated Sig 30 Dec 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 11 Mar 1940 as a Sig, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Jun 1940 as a Sig, RCN * Rated A/L/Sig 01 Aug 1940 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 22 Aug 1940 as an A/L/Sig, RCN * Rated L/Sig 01 Aug 1941 * Rated A/Yeoman of Signals 01 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Aug 1941 as an A/Yeoman of Signals, RCN HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 06 Oct 1941 as an A/Yeoman of Signals, RCN * Rated Yeoman of Signals 01 Aug 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Oct 1942 as a Yeoman of Signals, RCN HMCS NIOBE (for Tribal 11) - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 as a Yeoman of Signals, RCN HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as a Yeoman of Signals, RCN * Rated Chief Yeoman of Signals 15 Sep 1943
(TG01) Yeoman of Signals Thomas Goldsmith (TG02) Article on CYS Thomas Goldsmith (TG03) Documents from the Service file of Thomas Goldsmith
Second World War Casualty Index
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