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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LABONTE, Ernest, Sto 1c, V4391, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Treffle and Philomene Labonte, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Stoker Labonte 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: CARTIER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 08 Sep 1941. Commenced Active Service 30 Apr 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Jun 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 27 Aug 1941 * Rated Stoker 1st Class 30 Apr 1942
Documents from the Service File of Ernest Labonte
Second World War Casualty Index
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