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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MURPHY, Gerald William, OS, V331, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Harry Joseph and Maude E. Murphy, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Ordinary Seaman Murphy 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: HALIFAX DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 11 Sep 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 Oct 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Oct 1941 NOIC SYDNEY - Drafted to NOIC SYDNEY 13 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Jan 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 10 Mar 1942
Service File of Gerald Murphy // Source: Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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