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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WILSON, Archibald Whetstone, Stoker 1c, 21535, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Archibald and Eliza Jane Wilson, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Stoker Wilson 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 06 Jun 1938 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 03 Sep 1938 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 16 Nov 1938 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 06 Jun 1939 HMS DRAKE / DEVONPORT - Landed to the RN Hospital at HMS DRAKE 31 Aug 1940 HMCS DOMINION - Drafted to Dominion 31 Aug 1940 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 26 Dec 140
Service File for Archibald Wilson Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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