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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PALMER, Ralph Barry Nelson, AB, V9785, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of John Charles Nelson Palmer and Nora M. Palmer, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; husband of Iva Mabel Palmer, of Winnipeg.
Seaman Ralph B.N. Palmer, 25, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Palmer, 191 Furby St. He joined up in May, 1940. Born in Winnipeg he attended public schools here and graduated from Gordon Bell school. His wife and baby live with his parents.
AB Palmer 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: WINNIPEG DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 13 Mar 1940. Commenced Active Service 14 May 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Aug 1940 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 14 Mar 1941 * Rated Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR 14 May 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 May 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 16 May 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 14 Sep 1942
The Service File for Ralph Palmer Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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