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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HARDING, Percival Roy, AB, V50475, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Percival Francis and Rosina May Harding, of Kelowna, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Harding 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 DISCOVERY - Enlisted 09 Nov 1942 * Commenced Active Service 25 Feb 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 26 May 1943 HMCS PROTECTOR II - Drafted to PROTECTOR II 06 Nov 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Dec 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 30 Dec 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 25 Feb 1944
(PH01) Article on Roy Harding // The Kelowna Daily Courier 29 Apr 2014 (PH02) The Service File for Roy Harding // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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