They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOUTILIER, Ralph Howard, Sto PO, A4681, RCNR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of A. Foster and Sarah M. Boutilier, of Windsor, Nova Scotia; husband of Mary E. Boutilier, of Cornwall, Ontario
Ships served in: MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 26 May 1941 as a Stoker 1st Class, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Jun 1941 * Rated Leading Stoker, RCNR 08 Aug 1941 HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 05 Sep 1941 HMCS BURLINGTON - Drafted to BURLINGTON 06 Sep 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Oct 1941 HMCS ROSTHERN - Drafted to ROSTHERN 23 Jan 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Jul 1924 * Rated Acting Stoker Petty Officer, RCNR 15 Aug 1942 HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 02 Oct 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Dec 1942 * Rated Stoker Petty Officer, RCNR 15 Aug 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
(RHB001) Article on the death of PO Joseph Therrian and Sto PO Ralph Boutilier // The Cornwall (Ontario) Daily Standard Freehold // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (RHB002) Service file for Ralph Boutilier // The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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