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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LIND, Mekkel George, Sto PO, V13918, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Jorgen and Helga Lind, of Innisfail, Alberta.
Sto PO Lind died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel. Three of his brothers, Jager, Norman and Sjedrup were serving in the Canadian Army at the time of his death.
Ships served in: CALGARY DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 10 Jun 1941. Commenced Active Service 10 Jun 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Jun 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Sep 1941 HMCS MINAS - Drafted to MINAS 23 Oct 1941 * Rated Sto 1c, RCNVR 10 Mar 1942 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 03 May 1942 HMCS MINAS - Drafted to MINAS 04 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Aug 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 14 Aug 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Oct 1942 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 10 Nov 1942 * Rated A/Sto PO, RCNVR 02 Jan 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Mar 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 19 Mar 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Jun 1943 * Rated Sto PO, RCNVR 02 Jan 1944 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 16 Jan 1944 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 07 Mar 1944
(ML01) Missing - Article of Mekkel Lind - The Red Deer Advocate 10 May 1944 (ML02) Article on accidental death of George Lind, father of Mekkel Lind - The Red Deer Advocate 28 Feb 1945 (ML03) Documents from the Service File of Mekkel Lind
Second World War Casualty Index
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