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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CONNERS, Cyril Winfield CPO, 3644, RCN, MPK - 24 Nov 1944, HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Son of Thomas Conners, and of Lilas Conners, of Blackville, New Brunswick; husband of Vera Audrey Conners, of Washington.
CPO Conners died when HMCS SHAWINIGAN was sunk by U-1228 on 24 Nov 1944. Of her crew of 91, there were no survivors.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 06 May 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS PRINCE DAVID - Drafted to PRINCE DAVID 09 Dec 1940 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 09 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Jun1941 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 19 Jul 1941 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 04 Sep 19841 HMCS BURLINGTON - Drafted to BURLINGTON 05 Sep 1941 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Mar 1943 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCN 15 Mar 1943 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 22 Apr 1943 * Rated Petty Officer, RCN 15 Mar 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Mar 1944 HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Drafted to SHAWINIGAN 09 Jun 1944 * Rated Torpedo Cox'n, RCN 12 Jun 1944 * Rated Acting Chief Petty Officer, RCN 25 Jun 1944 while carrying out duties of Torpedo Cox'n in HMCS SHAWINIGAN
(CWC001) Article on the death of Cyril Conners // The Saint John Telegraph Journal 22 Mar 1945 // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (CWC002) Service File for Cyril Conners // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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