They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
TRUDEL, Camille Gerard, Sto 1c, V3555, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Joseph and Yvonne Trudel, of Quebec City.
Stoker Trudel 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: QUEBEC DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 23 Jul 1940 * Commenced Active Service 17 Sep 1940 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Oct 1940 HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 23 Apr 1941 HMCS RIMOUSKI - Drafted to RIMOUSKI 27 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Aug 1941 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 26 Aug 1941 HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 03 Oct 1941 HMCS SWIFT CURRENT - Drafted to SWIFT CURRENT 13 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Feb 1942 HMCS FUNDY - Drafted to FUNDY 15 Apr 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 16 May 1942
Service File for Camille Trudel Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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