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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MOORE, William Wallace, AB, V54554, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Wallace A. and Marjorie Jane Moore, of Cypress River, Manitoba.
Able Seaman Moore 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. William Moore Lake, east of Sipiwesk Lake, Manitoba, was named after him in 1995.
Ships served in: HMCS CHIPPAWA - Enlisted 08 Feb 1943 * Commenced Active Service 21 Apr 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS BYTOWN - Drafted to BYTOWN 06 Jun 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 28 Aug 1943 HMCS BEAVER - Served in BEAVER 03-08 Nov 1943 for seamanship training while drafted to CORNWALLIS HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Nov 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 27 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew. Rated Able Seaman 21 Apr 1944
Service File for William Moore Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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