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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BAREFOOT, Gordon William, Sto, V54372, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Gordon Leslie and Mary (née Kilmister) Barefoot, of St. James, Manitoba.
Stoker Barefoot died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 163, there were only 38 survivors.
Gordon Barefoot's parents had a store at Inchkeith 1929-37 and he attended Golden Ridge School. The family moved to Winnipeg and Gordon played hockey there and one year in the Detroit Red Wings farm system. He was born at Antelope northeast of Gull Lake and was working as a fitter for the Hamilton Steel Car Corp. when he enlisted on February 12, 1943 at Hamilton, Ontario. Barefoot Lakes, in the Nipigon area of Ontario was named after Stoker Barefoot on May 05, 1960.
Ships served in: HMCS STAR - Enlisted 12 Feb 1943 * Commenced Active Service 12 Feb 1943 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 19 Apr 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Jun 1943 HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 09 Jul 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Se p1943 * Rated Acting Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 12 Feb 1944 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 23 Feb 1944
Service File for Gordon Barefoot Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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