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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
RICHES, Clifford, AB, V7830, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Walter G. and Florence V. Riches, of Toronto. Ontario.
AB Riches 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 17 May 1940 * Commenced Active Service 10 Jul 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Jul 1940 * Rated Acting Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 18 Jan 1941 HMCS ACADIA - Drafted to ACADIA 07 Feb 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Mar 1941 * Rated Leading Torpedoman, RCNVR 04 Jul 1941 * Rated Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR 12 Jul 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 16 Aug 1941 * Rated Able Seaman 27 Oct 1941
Service File for Clifford Riches Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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