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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WARD, Victor Albert, Sig, V5911, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Albert and Elsie Ward, of Westmount, Quebec.
Signalman Ward 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: MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 07 Jul 1940 * Commenced Active Service 04 Aug 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Aug 1940 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCNVR 13 Sep 1940 HMCS ST CLAIR - Drafted to ST CLAIR 11 Nov 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Nov 1940 HMCS CARIBOU - Drafted to CARIBOU 21 Nov 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Feb 1941 HMCS NOOTKA - Drafted to NOOTKA 14 Feb 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 May 1941 * Rated Signalman, RCNVR 05 May 1941 * On leave 16 May 1941 - 30 May 1941 HMCS LETHBRIDGE - Drafted to LETHBRIDGE 11 JUN 1941 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 06 Mar 1942 HMCS LETHBRIDGE - Drafted to LETHBRIDGE 18 Apr 1942 HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 02 Nov 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 19 Nov 1942 WILLIAM HEAD - drafted to (NADEN for) WILLIAM HEAD 08 Dec 1942 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 27 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Nay 1943 HMCS TRANSCONA - Drafted to TRANSCONA 09 Nov 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Aug 1943 HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 26 Aug 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Nov 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec1943. Commissioning crew
Service file for Victor Ward Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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