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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WALLACE, Peter William, AB A/AA III, V11722, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Christina Wallace, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
AB Wallace died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29 Apr 1944. The province of Saskatchewan honoured Able Seaman Wallace by naming Wallace Bay in his honour.
Able Seaman Peter William Wallace of Saskatoon was the son of Peter and Christina Wallace who came from Scotland to Winnipeg just before World War I and settled at Saskatoon after the war. Peter Sr. worked for CN, Christina was employed at Eatons. Peter Jr. attended Buena Vista school and was working as a call boy for CN when he enlisted on June 20, 1941 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Ships served in: SASKATOON
DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 21 Jun 1941. Commenced Active Service 11 Aug
1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS PRINCE ROBERT - Drafted to PRINCE ROBERT 05 Feb 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 12 Feb 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Apr 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 02 May 1942 * Rated Acting Anti-Aircraft Rating 3rd Class 03 Jun 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Jun 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 07 Jun 1942 HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 20 Jun 1942 * Rated Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR 11 Aug 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 12 Oct 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Dec 1943 HMS PERSIAN (Royal Naval Algerine Class Minesweeper) - Drafted to PERSIAN 17 Dec 1943 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 24 Jan 1944 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 01 Feb 1944
(PW01) Portrait of Peter Wallace (PW02) Documents from the Service File of Peter Wallace
Second World War Casualty Index
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