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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BAILEY, Norris Benjamin, AB P/SD, RCNVR, V31265, RCNVR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Maria J. Taitinger, of Claresholm, Alberta. Bailey Peninsula, in Utik Lake was named after him in 1996.
Able Seaman Bailey died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305. Of her crew of 149, there was only 1 survivor. HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 and the survivors were picked up by HMS ITCHEN K277 which was in turn sunk on 23 Sep 1943. Other than a couple crew 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.
Norris' half-brother, Donald Harry Taitinger, also served in the RCNVR during the Second World War.
Ships served in: HMCS TECUMSEH - Enlisted 20 Mar 1942 * Commenced Active Service 13 May 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 13 Jan 1943 * Rated Probationary Submarine Detector, RCNVR 01 May 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 May 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 13 May 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 05 Jun 1943
(NBB001) Portrait of Norris Bailey (NBB002) Claresholm Sailor Lost - Article on the death of AB Norris Bailey (NBB003) - AB Bailey - Claresholm's Firth War Casualty (NBB004) Service file for Norris Bailey // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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