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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BEDFORD, Andrew Lawrence, AB A/SD, V18474, RCNVR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Edmund and Margaret Emily Bedford, of South Porcupine, Ontario.
Able Seaman Bedford 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.
Ships served in: KINGSTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted in the RCNVR 17 Aug 1941 * Commenced Active Service 18 Aug 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 15 Jan 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 23 Jun 1942 HMCS CHARNY - Drafted to CHARNY 06 Jul 1942 for Seamanship training while in training at CORNWALLIS HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 12 Jul 1942 * Rated Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR 12 Jul 1942 (Advanced) * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 18 Aug 1942 * Rated Acting Submarine Detector, RCNVR 15 Oct 1942 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 17 Oct 1942
(ALB001) AB Bedford - photo for Toronto Star article on ST CROIX casualties // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (ALB002) Service file for Andrew Bedford // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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