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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
COLE, Harry Charles Beverley OS, V78192, RCNVR, MPK - 25 Nov 1944, HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Son of Bruce and Sadie Cole, of Simcoe, Ontario.
OS Cole died when HMCS SHAWINIGAN was sunk by U-1228 on 24 Nov 1944. Of her crew of 91, there were no survivors.
OS Harry C.B. Cole, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cole, Simcoe, and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Cole, 34 Beresford Ave. Born in Simcoe, he lived in Toronto for some time while employed at a munitions plant. He enlisted early this year and trained at Toronto and Halifax. There are three brothers, Fred, Otterville; Howard and Earland in Simcoe. (Newspaper clipping, the Globe and Mail, Friday, Dec. 8, 1944)
Ships served in: HMCS YORK - Enlisted 28 Jan 1944. Commenced Active Service 28 Jan 1944 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 25 Apr 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Jun 1944 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 21 Aug 1944 HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 25 Aug 1944 HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Drafted to SHAWINIGAN 02 Sep 1944
(HC01) Harry Cole with unknown women (HC02) Documents from the service file of Harry Cole
Second World War Casualty Index
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