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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WOOD, John Alfred, AB, V34862, RCNVR, killed - 29 Apr 1944 - Son of Daniel Edward and Etta May Wood; husband of Edna Florence Wood, of Hampstead, Queen's Co., New Brunswick.
AB Wood died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 19 Apr 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Pornic War Cemetery, Loire-Atlantique, France.
Ships served in: HMCS BRUNSWICKER - Enlisted 21 Apr 1942 * Commenced Active Service 06 May 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 08 Jul 1942 HMCS AMBLER - Served in AMBLER 29 Aug 1942 - 04 Sep 1942 for seamanship training while drafted to CORNWALLIS HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Sep 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 12 Dec1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 * Rated Acting Able Seaman 06 May 1943
(JW001) - Article on Able Seaman John Wood Reported Missing (JW002) Memorial Service held for Able Seaman John Wood // The Saint John Times Globe // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (JW003) Service File for John Wood // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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