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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HURLEY, Michael Patrick, Sto 1c, V36734, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Daniel Hurley, and of Marjory Hurley, of Toronto, Ontario.
Stoker Hurley died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.
Stoker Michael Patrick Hurley was the younger brother of Leading Seaman Max Hurley. He was a Swimming instructor at HMCS York. Stoker M. P. Hurley enlisted in the R.C.N.V.R. in the spring of 1942, trained at HMCS Cornwallis and at Niobe in Scotland. A veteran of two years at sea, he served aboard H.M.S. Howe a British battleship before joining HMCS Athabaskan. Stoker M. P. Hurley was born in Toronto and attended Givens Street Public School. Surviving are his mother Mrs. Marjory Hurley, now of Montréal; a sister Mrs. Marguerite Davidge of Toronto and his brother Leading Seaman Max Hurley. (Transcription of an article from the Toronto Star January 1945)
Ships served in: HMCS YORK - Enlisted 12 May 1942. Commenced Active Service 12 May 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 16 Jun 1942 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Sep 1942 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS NORANDA - Drafted to NORANDA 25 Sep 1942 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Feb 1943 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 21 Mar 1943 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMS HOWE - Drafted to HOWE 27 Apr 1943 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR * Rated Stoker 1st Class 29 Nov 1943 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 09 Dec 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 01 Jan 1944 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 27 Jan 1944 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR
MH01 HM02 MH03 (MH01) Stoker Michael Hurley missing in action - The Toronto Star Jan 1945 (MH02) Newspaper clipping from the Toronto Star Jan 1945 (MH03) Documents from the Service File of Michael Hurley
Second World War Casualty Index
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