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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
STEPHENS, Oswald Bertman, Stoker 1c, 21661, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of George and Verna Stephens, of Long Branch, Ontario; husband of Marie O. Stephens, of Long Branch.
Stoker Oswald Bertman Stephens is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George and Verna Stephens, of Queens Elizabeth Way, Long Branch, Ontario. Born on family homestead, where his parents still reside, he was educated in Long Branch public School his wife Mrs. Marie Stephens indicated. Joining the navy at the declaration of the war, he married four years ago. Prior to enlisting he was employed for several years at a cold storage plant near Browns line in Long Branch. He has no children. He would never mention where his destroyer had been operating or how dangerous had been his activities. I understand however that he had worked out of the England and Canadian ports. He was last home on leave in August, 1941. Since then we haven't had a chance to be together, Mrs. Stephens declared.
Stoker Stephens 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: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 15 Jan 1940 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Jun 1940 HMS EMERALD - Drafted to EMERALD 04 Jun 1940 HMCS DOMINION - Drafted to DOMINION 22 Nov 1940 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 03 Jan 1941 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 20 Nov 1940
Service File for Oswald Stephens Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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