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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SMITH, Kenneth Gordon, Cook (S), V14721, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Brother of Leslie James Smith, of New Westminster, British Columbia.
Cook Smith 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: VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 07 Apr 1941 * Commenced Active Service 07 Apr 1941 as an Assistant Cook (S), RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Apr 1941 * Rated Cook (S), RCNVR 04 Jan 1942 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 11 Jun 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 12 Aug 1942
Service File for Kenneth Smith Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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