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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
AULENBACK, George Vallellie, AB ST, 2966, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Percy and Margaret Estella Aulenback, of Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
Able Seaman Aulenback died when his ship, HMCS MARGAREE, collided with the freighter SS Port Fairy while in convoy and was sunk. 143 of her crew were lost, 86 of them were survivors of HMCS FRASER.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 15 May 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 19 Sep 1937 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 04 Jan 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 21 Apr 1938 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 19 Dec 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Nov 1939 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCN 23 Dec 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 30 Dec 1939. Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER. HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
Service file for George Aulenback Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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