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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MATTHEWS, George Herbert, AB, V2809, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Charles and Mary Matthews, of Red Head, New Brunswick.
AB Matthews died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel.
George's brother, William Matthews, served in the RCNR during the Second World War.
Ships served in: SAINT JOHN DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 23 Jun 1941. Commenced Active Service 07 Aug 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 08 Jul 1942 HMCS KAMLOOPS - Served in KAMLOOPS 30 Aug 1942 - 05 Sep 1942 while in training at CORNWALLIS HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Sep 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 HMS ST VINCENT (Royal Navy Shore Establishment Gosport - Torpedo Training School) - Drafted to ST VINCENT 11 Dec 1942 * Rated A/AB 07 Aug 1942 (backdated) * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 05 Feb 1943 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 06 Feb 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 10 Feb 1943
Documents from the Service File of George Matthews
Second World War Casualty Index
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