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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOUDREAU, Leonard James, Sto PO, A2453, RCNR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Brother of Irene Boudreau, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Stoker Petty Officer Boudreau 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.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 27 Jul 1940 as a Stoker 1st Class, RCNR HMCS FLEUR DE LIS - Drafted to FLEUR DE LIS 11 Oct 1940 HMCS NOOTKA - Drafted to NOOTKA 09 Nov 1940 HMCS RAYON D'OR - Drafted to RAYON D'OR 04 MAR 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Oct 1941 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCNR 01 Nov 1941 M.T.E. PICTOU - Drafted to M.T.E. PICTOU 08 Nov 1941 for training HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Feb 1942 ML Q062 - Drafted to Q062 02 Apr 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Jul 1942 HMCS PRESERVER - Drafted to PRESERVER 07 Aug 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Aug 1942 HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 01 Oct 1942 * Rated Acting Stoker Petty Officer, RCNR 01 Oct 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Dec 1942 * Rated Stoker Petty Officer, RCNR 01 Oct 1943 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 19 Oct 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Oct 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943
Service File for Leonard Boudreau Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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