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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOYLE, Thomas, Sig, V7637, RCNVR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Ernest Edward and Annie Eliza Boyle, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Dorothy Evelyn Boyle, of Toronto.
Signalman Boyle 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: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 21 Sep 1939 * Commenced Active Service as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Feb 1940 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCNVR 05 Apr 1940 HMCS REINDEER - Drafted to REINDEER 25 Jul 1940 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 09 Oct 1940 Tug LISGAR - Drafted to LISGAR 29 Dec 1940 HMCS REO II - Drafted to REO II 24 Jan 1941 HMCS MOONBEAM - Drafted to MOONBEAM 22 Mar 1941 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 20 Aug 1941 HMCS EYEBRIGHT - Drafted to EYEBRIGHT 13 Sep 1941 HMCS AVALON II - Drafted to AVALON II 12 Oct 1941 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 19 Oct 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Apr 1943 * Rated Signalman, RCNVR 18 May 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 25 Jun 1943
Service file for Thomas Boyle Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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