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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BUTTERFIELD, Thomas William James, ERA, V47041, RCNVR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943 - HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Alfred Butterfield, and of May Butterfield, of Vancouver, British Columbia; husband of Vera Inez Butterfield, of Vancouver.
Engine Room Artificer Butterfield died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305. Of her crew of 149, there was only 1 survivor. When HMCS ST CROIX was sunk, the survivors were picked up by HMS ITCHEN K277, which was in turn sunk on 23 Sep 1943. Other than a couple crew members that were identified by the sole survivor of ST CROIX as having been on ITCHEN it is not known which crew members died in the sinking of ITCHEN so all ST CROIX crew are listed as having died on 20 Sep 1943.
Ships served in: HMCS DISCOVERY - Enlisted 29 Aug 1942 * Commenced Active Service 28 Aug 1942 as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 02 Sep 1942 CPSS PRINCESS JOAN - Drafted to CPSS PRINCESS JOAN 11 Feb 1943 for training HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 26 Mar 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Apr 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 04 Jun 1943
(TWJB001) Article on ERA Thomas Butterfield // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (TWJB002) Service file for Thomas Butterfield // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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