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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
COLE, David, Sto 1c, V33190, RCNVR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Henry and Emily Cole, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Stoker 1st Class Cole 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 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: * Served in the 2nd Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada, Canadian Army Reserve 18 Sep 1940 - 21 Mar 1941 MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 22 Aug 1941 * Commenced Active Service 01 Oct 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Dec 1941 * Landed to RCN HOSPITAL 18 - 28 Jan 1942 due to appendicitis HMCS SWIFT CURRENT - Drafted to SWIFT CURRENT 08 Feb 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Feb 1942 * Landed to RCN HOSPITAL 10-13 Mar 1942 * Landed to RCN HOSPITAL 28 Mar 1942 - 27 Apr 1942 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 30 Apr 1942 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 01 Oct 1942
(DC001) Article on Stoker David Cole (DC002) Stoker David Cole reported missing (DC003) Service file for David Cole // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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