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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MENGONI, Eric Joseph AB QRIII, 3980, RCN MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Nina B. Mitchell, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
AB Mengoni died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel during the Second World War.
Ships served in: HALIFAX DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR 07 Dec 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 26 Jun 1938 - 23 Jul 1938 HMCS VENTURE - Served in VENTURE for training 25 Aug 1938 - 31 Aug 1939 McNAB'S ISLAND - Serve on McNAB'S ISLAND for training 03 Sep 1939 - 05 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 25 May 1939 - 24 Jun 1939 * Rated A/QRIII 01 Dec 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 May 1939 * Commenced Active Service 11 Sep 1939 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 12 Sep 1939 * Rated QRIII 19 Feb 1940 SS POLAND (DEMS) - Drafted to POLAND 08 Mar 1940 SS BEAVERFORD (DEMS) Drafted to BEAVERFORD 08 May 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 May 1940 * Rated AB 15 May 1940 SS PETERSTON (DEMS) - Drafted to PETERSTON 15 May 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 May 1940 HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 29 Jun 1940 * Transferred to RCN 16 Sep 1940 as an Able Seaman, RCN * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Nov 1941 HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA (Manning Pool) 28 Nov 1941 HMCS LUNENBURG - Drafted to LUNENBURG 04 Dec 1941 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 10 Jan 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Apr 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 May 1942 * Reverted to Able Seaman, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 May 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 29 Oct 1942 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943
Documents from the Service File of Eric Mengoni
Second World War Casualty Index
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