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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MORRISON, Harry, Stoker 1c, V27050, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of William and Ann Matilda Morrison, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Phyllis Morrison, of Toronto.
Stoker 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: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 02 Apr 1941. Commenced Active Service 02 Apr 1941 as a Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Apr 1941 HMCS BRANDON - Drafted to BRANDON 10 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Aug 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 28 Aug 1941
(HM01) Article on the death of Harry Morrison (HM02) Service File of Harry Morrison // Source: Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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