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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CRAWFORD, Gordon Ralph, PO LTO, V14333, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Daniel T. Crawford, and Jean Crawford (remarried Montgomery) of Calgary, Alberta; husband of Doris Margaret Belle (nee Sherlock) Crawford and step father of Shirley Grace, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Frances, Frank, Kenneth and Wilfred.
Petty Officer Crawford 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: CALGARY HALF-COMPANY RCNVR - Enlisted 19 Dec 1927 VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Transferred to VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR 19 Dec 1937 as an Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 23 Jun 1928 - 30 Jun 1928 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 01 Jul 1928 - 08 Jul 1928 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 07 Jun 1930 - 22 Jun 1930 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 20 Jun 1930 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 13 Jun 1931 - 28 Jun 1931 * Rated Acting Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 26 Ju n1931 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 23 Jun 1934 - 08 Jul 1934 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 02 Feb 1935 - 10 Mar 1935 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman 01 Mar 1935 HMCS SKEENA - Served in SKEENA for training 14 Jan 1936 - 03 May 1936 HMCS FRASER - Served in FRASER for training 03 Jul 1937 - 25 Jul 1937 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 07 May 1938 - 08 Jun 1938 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR 09 Jun 1938 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCNVR 09 Jun 1938 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 14 Sep 1938 - 24 Sep 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 08 Sep 1939 VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Drafted to VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR 15 Sep 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 26 Nov 1939 HMCS MACDONALD - Drafted to MACDONALD 08 Apr 1940 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 09 Jun 1940 * Rated Leading Torpedoman, RCNVR 14 Sep 1940 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCNVR 01 Oct 1940 HMCS MINAS - Drafted to MINAS 22 Jul 1941 * Rated Acting Torpedo Cox'n 02 Aug 1941 whilst carrying out duties in MINAS * Rated Acing Chief Petty Officer 20 Sep 1941 whilst carrying out duties of in MINAS * Reverted / Rated Petty Officer, RCNVR 01 Oct 1941 * Rated Petty Officer Torpedo Cox'n 01 Oct 1941 whilst carrying out duties in MINAS HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Jan 1942 HMCS CLAYOQUOT - Drafted to CLAYOQUOT 28 Jan 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Feb 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 09 Apr 1942
(GC01) Article on the death of PO Gordon Crawford (GC02) Documents from the Service File of Gordon Crawford
Second World War Casualty Index
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