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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GRAINGER, Roy James, Supply PO, V17877, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944 - HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of James Francis Grainger and Edith Mary Grainger, of Port Hope, Ontario.
Supply PO Grainger died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.
Roy James Grainger - The Sarnia War Remembrance Project - Researched by / Courtesy of Tom Slater
Ships served in: LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 27 Nov 1941. Commenced Active Service 27 Nov 1941 as a Prob. V.A., RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 05 Jan 1942 as a Prob. V.A., RCNVR * Rated Prob. S.A. 01 Mar 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Mar 1942 as a Prob. S.A., RCNVR * Rated S.A. 01 May 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 12 Dec 1942 as an S.A., RCNVR * Rated LSA 01 Feb 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as a LSA, RCNVR * Rated Supply PO 01 Feb 1944
(RG01) Article on Roy Grainger lost in the sinking of HMCS ATHABASKAN (RG02) Documents from the Service File of Roy Grainger
Second World War Casualty Index
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