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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ORME, William Leslie, PO, V18039, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of John Leslie and Mary Lilian Orme, of Kingston, Ontario.
Petty Officer Orme 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: KINGSTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 15 Apr 1940 * Commenced Active Service 15 Apr 1940 as a Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Jul 1940 HMCS ST CLAIR - Drafted to ST CLAIR 24 Sep 1940 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 24 Jan 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Jul 1941 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 23 Sep 1941 HMCS LOUISBURG - Drafted to LOUISBURG 01 Oct 1941 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR 01 Oct 1941 * Reverted to Able Seaman, RCNVR 28 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Nov 1941 HMCS NORTH WIND - Drafted to NORTH WIND 02 Dec 1941 AQUABARZA / AQUCHARAZA - Drafted to AQUABARZA 15 Dec 1941 - it is not known what vessel this is. Searches for both spellings yield no results HMCS REO II - Drafted to REO II 01 May 1942 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR 07 Oct 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Jan 1943 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 02 Feb 1943 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 25 Jul 1943 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCNVR 01 Aug 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Aug 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 22 Sep 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Nov 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943
(WLO001) Petty Officer William Orme is Missing on Frigate // The Kingston Whig-Standard // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (WLO002) Service file for William Orme // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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