They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

John Alfred Wood

 

Able Seaman, V34862, RCNVR

 

Born: 24 May 1915, French Lake, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick

 

Died: 29 Apr 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

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 - 04 Sep 1942 for 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

 

JW01

JW02

(JW01) - Article on AB John Wood Reported Missing

(JW02) Documents from the Service File of John Wood

 


 

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