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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CANT, Daniel, Sto, V56590, RCNVR MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Robert and Janet Cant, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Stoker 1st Class Cant 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. Cant Lake, west of Nueltin Lake was named after him in 1972.
Ships served in: HMCS CHIPPAWA - Enlisted 11 Mar 1943 * Commenced Active Service 15 Mar 1943 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 18 Mar 1943 HMCS PROTECTOR II - Drafted to PROTECTOR II 16 Jun 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 04 Aug 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Oct 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 15 Mar 1944
Service File for Daniel Cant Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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