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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
TAYLOR, Frederick Francis Monroe, AB A/AA III, V19524, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Taylor, of Essex, Ontario.
AB Taylor 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: WINDSOR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 26 Aug 1941 * Commenced Active Service 26 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Dec 1941 * Rated Acting Anti-Aircraft Rating 3rd Class, RCNVR 10 Apr 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 17 Apr 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 26 Aug 1942
(FT01) AB Frederick Taylor with his nephew Frederick Harley Hill just before he set sail on HMCS Ottawa // Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (FT02) Article on Memorial Service for Frederick Taylor // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (FT03) Service File for Frederick Taylor // Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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