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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MORRISON, Francis Alexander, Stoker Petty Officer, A2239, RCNR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Christopher A. and Lillian M. Morrison, of Curling, Newfoundland.
Stoker PO Morrison 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 STADACONA - Enlisted 20 Jun 1940 as an Engineer (T), RCNR HMS RANPURA - Drafted to RANPURA 25 Sep 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Dec 1940 * Rated Stoker Petty Officer, RCNR 01 Jan 1941 HMCS FENNEL - Drafted to FENNEL 07 Jan 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Nov 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 12 Nov 1941
(FM01) Portrait of Stoker PO Francis Morrison // Source: Veterans Affairs Canada website CVWM (FM02) Service file of Francis Morrison // Source: Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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