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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 T.C. in HMCS SHAWINIGAN
Documents from the Service File of Cyril Conners
Second World War Casualty Index
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