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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BURROUGHS, Walter Payne, AB A/QR 3c, V17304, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Charles F. and Florence Burroughs, of Mitchell, Ontario.
AB Burroughs died when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 on 13 Sep 1942. Of her crew of 175, plus 50 survivors they had picked up, there were only 69 survivors.
Ships served in: LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 18 Nov 1940. Commenced Active Service 09 Sep 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Apr 1941 * Rated Acting Quarters Rating 3rd Class, RCNVR 14 Jul 1941 HMCS SASKATOON - Drafted to SASKATOON 30 Jul 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Aug 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 22 Aug 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 21 Dec 1941
Documents from the Service File of Walter Burroughs
Second World War Casualty Index
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