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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
TRAINOR, Alfred Noel, PO Stwd, 40459, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Margaret Trainor, of Armdale, Nova Scotia; husband of Doris Elizabeth Trainor, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Petty Officer Trainor 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 STADACONA - Enlisted 03 Mar 1937 as a Steward, RCN HMCS SKEENA - Lent to SKEENA from STADACONA 22 Apr 1937 - 10 Jun 1937 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 11 Jun 1937 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 21 Apr 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 23 Apr 1938 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to Fraser 06 Jun 1938 * Rated Leading Steward, RCN 01 Feb 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Mar 1940 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 25 May 1940 * Rated Petty Officer Steward, RCN 01 Aug 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 22 Aug 1941
Service File for Alfred Trainor Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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