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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
STEVENS, Cyril Edward, OS, V63143, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of James Stevens, and of Alice Stevens, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Ordinary Seaman Stevens 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 MONTREAL - Enlisted 07 Jun 1943 * Commenced Active Service 23 Jun 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 11 Aug 1943 HMCS HAMILTON - Served in HAMILTON 10-19 Oct 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
Service file for Cyril Stevens Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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