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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
DON, John Rutherford, Telegraphist, 3710, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of James and Blanche Don, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Telegraphist Rutherford 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: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 06 May 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Telegraphist, RCN 19 Oct 1940 HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL 29 Jul 1941 HMCS BATTLEFORD - Drafted to BATTLEFORD 07 Aug 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 23 Aug 1941 * Rated Telegraphist, RCN 25 Dec 1941
Documents from the Service File of John Don
Second World War Casualty Index
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