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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
JOHNSON, Richard Riley, L/Sto, V5801, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of A. Hope Johnson and Ida F. Johnson, of Montreal, Quebec; husband of Isabella Johnson, of Greenock.
Leading Stoker Johnson died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.
Ships served in: MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 07 Jun 1940. Commenced Active Service 01 May 1941. HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Jun 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS COLLINGWOOD - Drafted to COLLINGWOOD 31 Jul 1941 as a to 2c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Mar 1942 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR * Rated Sto 1c 01 May 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 02 Jun 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMS QUEBEC (Royal Navy Combined Operations Training Base) - Drafted to QUEBEC 27 Jun 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 21 Mar 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR * Rated A/L/Sto 01 May 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Jun 1943 as an A/L/STo, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 20 Oct 1943 as an A/L/Sto, RCNVR LCI(L) 166 - Drafted to (HMS SQUID for) LCI(L) 166) as an A/L/Sto, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 19 Feb 1944 as an A/L/Sto, RCNVR HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 08 Apr 1944 as an A/L/Sto, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of Richard Johnson
Second World War Casualty Index
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