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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MUCHMORE, John Vincent, Stoker 1c, 21884, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Muchmore, of Elgin, Ontario; husband of Joan E. Muchmore, of Victoria, British Columbia. His brother, Gunner William Joseph Muchmore, died during service with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.
Stoker Muchmore 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: KINGSTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 28 Nov 1940. Commenced Active Service 28 Nov 1940 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Dec 1940 HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Drafted to PRINCE HENRY 13 Feb 1941 * Discharged. Transferred to the RCN 15 Feb 1941 (while serving in PRINCE HENRY) * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 28 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Nov 1941 HMCS PRINCE DAVID - Drafted to PRINCE DAVID 02 Dec 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Dec 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 07 Mar 1942
Service File of John Muchmore // Source: Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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