HMCS
VALLEYFIELD K329
River
Class Frigate
HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329
Courtesy Bob Fenton
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1944
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Laid down: 30
Nov 1942
Launched: 17
Jul 1943
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Commissioned: 07
Dec 1943
Fate: Sunk on
07 May 1944
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Built at Quebec City, she was
commissioned there 07 Dec 1943. She arrived at Halifax on 20 Dec 1943 and commenced working up in
St. Margaret's Bay, completing the process in Bermuda. She left
Halifax at the end of Feb 1944, to join EG C-1 and sailed for
the U.K. with convoy SC.154, but was detached to Horta en route,
escorting a tug and its tow, the rescue ship Dundee. Her next
assignment was to escort the damaged HMCS Mulgrave, in tow from
Horta for the Clyde. The three left the Azores on 14 Mar 1944 and
joined convoy SL.151 (from Sierra Leone) three days later. VALLEYFIELD
made one return trip to Canada, and on her next trip
left Londonderry on 27 Apr 1944 with convoy ON.234. On 07 May 1944,
HMCS VALLEYFIELD sunk by U-548 (Kptlt Eberhard Zimmermann) 0435hrs,
50 miles SE. Cape Race, 46-03N 52-24W. HMCS VALLEYFIELD was
sunk by a single acoustic torpedo. At the time she was part of
escort group C1, performing a search for the U-boat. HMCS VALLEYFIELD
sank so quickly that other ships in the group did not
immediately realize what had happened. A combination of the ship's
quick sinking, the delay in rescue efforts, & the cold water
resulted in only 38 survivors with 125 crew members including LCdr
English lost. Survivors rescued by HMCS GIFFARD K402. She was
the only RCN ship of her class to be lost.
Photos
and Documents
A
wartime letter home, 12 Feb 1944 - Frank Windsor, AB, V8662
Ian
Tate - Surviving a torpedo attack
Tim
Pollock's account of the rescue of the VALLEYFIELD'S survivors by
HMCS GIFFORD
World
War II's longest battle felt in Kelowna
Commanding Officers
LCdr
Dermot Thomas English,
RCNR - 07 Dec 1943 - 07 May 1944
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
ARSENEAULT,
Willard George
L/Sto, V796, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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ATTWOOD,
Albert James
L/Stwd, V19239, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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AVEY,
Sydney Charles
Sto, V68471, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BAREFOOT,
Gordon William
Sto, V54372, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
BLOCHLINGER,
John E.
Sto PO, V12143, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
BOLITHO,
Samuel Symonds
ERA, V25531, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
BOUCHER,
George A.
AB, V4538, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BOUDREAU,
Leonard James
Sto PO, A2453, RCNR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BOUTILIER,
Ralph Howard
Sto PO, A4681, RCNR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BOUVIER,
Theodore Joseph
Sig, V31063, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BRAULT,
Roland
AB, V4427, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
BROWN,
David E.
AB, V51452, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BROWN,
David Henry
LS, V19206, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BURNS,
Edward Richard
Cook, V43309, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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BURTON,
William C.
Supply Ass't, V36182, RCNVR
killed - 07 May 1944 |
BYRON,
John
Cdr, RNR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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CANT,
Daniel
Sto, V56590, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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CAREY,
Percival G.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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COOKE,
Dwight Russell
Sto PO, V1244, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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CORNWALL,
James Anthony
AB, V53512, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
DAOUST,
Joseph Harold Hector
Sto, V61903, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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DAVEY,
William
AB, V49761, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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DAWES,
James Calvin
AB, V16586, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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DENIS,
William
Tel, V23508, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
DESLAURIERS,
Joseph Jacques Uldege
Sto, V39924, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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DICKENSON,
Reginald G
Tel, D/JX 404448
MPK -
07 May 1944
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DONOHUE,
Donald T.
OS, V59892, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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DUPUIS,
Raymond C.
AB, A5954, RCNR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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ENGLISH,
Dermot T.
LCdr, RCNR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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FLATH,
John C.
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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FRIESEN,
Louis
Sto PO, V30201, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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GARRIOCH,
Elmer George
AB, V/22262, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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GAUTHIER,
Joseph Alphonse Jean Paul
ERA, V38722, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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GILES,
David Henry
AB, V31768, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
GOSS,
Robert William
AB, V55196, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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GRAHAM,
Douglas George
L/Supply Ass't, V1905, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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GRIFFIN,
John A.
OS, V65619, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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GUILBAULT,
Joseph Rene Celestin
AB, V55803, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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GUTHRIE,
Robert Milford
LS, 4472, RCN
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
HANCOCK,
Charles
Ord. Tel, RNPS, LT/JX
216637
MPK - 07 May 1944
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HARDING,
Percival R.
AB, V50475, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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HARVEY,
Stanley F.
PO, V23128, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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HOFFMAN,
Martin John
OA 4c, V38568, RCNVR
killed - 07 May
1944
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HOWE,
Ralph Ingram
OS, V65486, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
HOWLETT,
Robert F.
SA, V17703, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
IRVINE,
Clarence E.
Surg/Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
IRWIN,
William Charles
AB, V54304, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
JOBIN,
Joseph Romeo Gaston
LS, V3538, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
JOHNSTON, John Stewart
ERA, V43818, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
KING,
Albert Edward
Radio Artificer, V52497, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
KNIGHT,
Raymond Edward
OS, V64138, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
LARIVIERE,
Joseph
AB, V50961, RCNVR
MPK -
07 May 1944 |
LAYTON,
Paul Chisholm
L/Writer, V25279, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
LE
DREW, Rexford S
A/Engine Room Mechanic 4c
P/MX 92699
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
LEE,
Frank Edward
AB, V57850, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
LENNOX,
Allan John
Tel, V51441, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
LOCKWOOD,
Harold Laverne
OS, V65120, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
LONG,
Jeffrey Alfred
OS, V62261, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
LONSBERRY,
Frederick
AB, V49646, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
LYONS,
Nelson
Sto, V35602, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MACLACHLAN,
George Alan
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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MACLAREN,
Ian Pearson
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MACLEAN,
James Douglas
ERA, V41461, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MASON,
Stirling C.
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MCCUE,
Thomas B.
Stwd, V35526, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MCDONALD,
Richard Alexander Angus
AB, V46463, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MCGETTIGAN,
Emmett
L/ Ck(s), V22563, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
MCGIBBON,
John D.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MCNEILL,
Bernard James
AB, V15283, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
MENZIES,
Joseph Blair
ERA, V44690, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MILLS,
Archie W.
Coder, V50413, RCNVR
killed - 07 May 1944 |
MOONEY,
Francis J.
Sto 1c, V67335, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MOORE,
William Wallace
AB, V54554, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
MULCAHY,
Daniel
Sto, V35412, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
MURPHY,
John William
ERA, A1271, RCNR
MPK - 07 May 1944
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MURRAY,
Leon James Ashworth
Sto, V41543, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
NADEAU, Joseph Raoul Rolland
AB, V3417, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
NELSON,
Terrence D.
Sig, V51108, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944
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NEWMAN,
Clifford J.
ERA 5c, V27849, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
NICHOLS,
Percy Merrill
AB, V2299, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
NOBLE,
Wilfred James
Stwd, RNPS, LT/LX 27571
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
NORMAN,
Harry
Tel, P/JX 427047
MPK -
07 May 1944 |
OAKLEY,
Victor Sydney
Tel, V34242, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
OKE,
Frederick George
L/SBA, V44790, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
ORME, William Leslie
PO, V18039, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
OZON,
Gerald Thomas
Stwd, V399, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
PEDWELL, Jack Aldon
L/Sto, A4506, RCNR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
PHILLIPS,
Ronald Keith
OS, V64486, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
POOLE,
Donald James
PO, 4649, RCN
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
PORTER,
John D.
AB, V57455, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
RALPH, George
AB, 4122, RCN
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
RANDALL,
Walter G.
LS, 4323, RCN
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
RAYMOND,
Paul Joseph Russell
AB, V5995, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
REYNOLDS,
Frank C.
Lt, RCNVR
killed - 07 May 1944 |
RIDOUT,
William G.
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
RUDD,
John Sydney
L/Coder, V13701, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
SANGER,
Lewis John
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
SCHOFIELD,
Darcy J.M.
Ck(S), V48962, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
SILLERS,
John Alfred
Tel, V17305, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
SINCLAIR,
Eric William
AB, V41902, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
STEVENS, Cyril Edward
OS, V63143, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
STOREY,
John Edmund
Lt (E), RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
STRACHAN,
Edward Eloi
Tel, V50046, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
STRINGER,
Joseph
AB, V35344, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
SULLIVAN,
Samuel
Tel, V5794, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
SUTTON,
Kenneth R.
Paym/Lt, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
SWALES,
Leroy Stilson
Stwd, V17781, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
TEMPLETON,
Thomas
LS, V14540, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
THERRIEN,
Joseph H.C.
Shpwt 4c, V49265, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
TOPP,
Charles James
Sto PO, V516, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
URQUHART,
Harold Frederick
Sto PO, V25850, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
VALIQUETTE,
Raymond James
PO, V3386, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WAKELEY,
Stanley G.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WALKER,
Robert T.
AB, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
WARD,
Victor Albert
Sig, V5911, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WATSON,
John Crittenden
Lt (E), RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WEST,
Robert Evans
Sto, V37893, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WILLIS,
Stanley Turnbull
L/Sto, 21989, RCN
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
WILSON,
Murray F.
AB, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
WILSON,
Robert Harvey
AB, V599, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WILSON,
Roderick Arnold
Chief Sto, 21498, RCN
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WINDSOR,
Frank Louis
AB, V8662, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WOODS,
Mervyl Harrison
AB, V50658, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
WOOLRIDGE,
George Leslie
AB, V51989, RCNVR
MPK
- 07 May 1944 |
YOUNG,
James Earl
AB, V6388, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944 |
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
(s) -
Survived the sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
On 12 Apr 2015, the last survivor of
the sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD Crossed the Bar
Addison, Henry
C. (s)
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Anderson, Norman
W.
(s)
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Avery, William
H. (s)
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Baulne, J.E.
René (s)
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Chiesa, John
D. (s)
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Daly, Robert E.
(s)
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Daubs, William (s)
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Desjardins,
Romeo E.
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DeWare, Noble
H. (s)
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Edwards,
William L (s)
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Erskine, William (s)
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Flude, Albert
E. (s)
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Gallo,
Joseph
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Gibson, Donald
H. (s)
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Godwin,
Donald H (s)
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Graves,
Willard M.
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Hammick,
Laurence (s)
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Hocking,
William W. (s)
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Ioanin, George
A.
(s)
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Ivy, William
E. (s)
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Kaplan,
Irving J. (s)
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Laing, Ellsworth C. (s)
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Laviolette, James
F. (s)
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Law, Jack F. (s)
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Martin, Leslie F. (s)
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McGregor, Alexander (s)
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McLaughlin, Russell (s)
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Munro, Edward
D. (s)
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O'Connor, Terrence
P. (s)
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O'Grady, Daniel
G. (s)
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Peet,
Samuel A. (s)
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Perry, Rolland
(s)
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Pratt, John
W.M. |
Russ, Clyde
R. (s)
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Sieber, Thomas
J. (s)
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Skurdaskas, Thaddeus (s)
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Snider, Richard
S. (s)
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Spurrell,
William G.
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Tapson, Stanley
C. (s)
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Tate,
Charles I.P. (s)
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Warren,
Jack H. (s)
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Whitlock,
Roy N. (s)
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Willard, John
M. (s)
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Yeo, Bertram
T. (s)
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Former Crew Members
Charron, (??), A/D
Clayton,
Lloyd, Radar 3rd Class - 1943-1944
Cottrell, (??), Stwd
Gray, (??), Sig
Hutchinson, (??), Submarine Detector
LaFord, (??), Cook |
Miller, Supply Assistant.
Spencer, (??), O/O
Thomson, Bob, Coder
Walsh, (??), Cook
Turner, Leslie
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Photos
and Documents
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HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329
Courtesy Bob Fenton
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Painting of HMCS VALLEYFIELD "Last Run"
Artist / Painter - Alfred Leete
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HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329, May 1944
"Photo taken just hours before she was sunk
by a U-boat"
From the collection of Robert Maklem
Courtesy of Kelly Macklem
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HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Funeral in St. John's, Nfld
Source: Naval
Museum of Manitoba
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Archie
W Mills, Coder, V/50413 (RCNVR), VALLEYFIELD, RCN, Killed 07 May 1944
(right)
William C. Burton, Supply Assistant, V36182, VALLEYFIELD, RCNVR,
Killed 07 May 1944 (left)
"Lest
we forget"
MOUNT
PLEASANT CEMETERY - ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND.
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Ammunitioning ship on the quarterdeck of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
Source: Naval
Museum of Manitoba |
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Bob Thomson on HMCS VALLEYFIELD
Courtesy of Mark Thomson
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Radar Operator 3c Lloyd Clayton
Lloyd served in HMCS VALLEYFIELD and was drafted off prior to her
sinking
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FM882
FM883
HMCS VALLEYFIELD Casualty List
From the collection of François
Messier, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of Denis Messier4
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Newspaper article on the sinking
of HMCS VALLEYFIELD - 20 May 1944
Courtesy of Doug Benson
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Some crew members of HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329
Front row L-R: Coder Thomson, Asdic Hutchinson,
Sig Gray, Sig Lee, Cook Walsh
Back row L-R: S.A. Miller, Cook La Ford, Stwd
Cottrell, A/D Charron, O/O Spencer
From the World War II photo collection of Robert
Thomson
Courtesy of Mark A. Thomson |
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Christmas card from HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329
From the collection of Robert Thomson
Courtesy of Mark A. Thomson |
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Stirling Cashman Mason
Cash
on board HMCS VALLEYFIELD, spring, 1944
Photo
by Ian Tate
Courtesy
of James Mason |
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The Survivors Trophy
Courtesy of James Mason |
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HMCS VALLEYFIELD Christmas Card
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Armed Forces Air Letter from (HMCS VALLEYFIELD) Lt. SC Mason to Myrtle Mason 17 Apr 1944
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on some of those missing after
the sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Missing in the Sinking
of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
Courtesy of Operation
Picture Me |
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Newspaper articles on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329 - dated 07 May 1944
(The above images are from the main article to
the left)
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Toronto Seaman's Life Saved By Mate While Frigate
Sinks
Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Torpedo survivors dine on memories
Newspaper article on an impromptu reunion of 4 survivors of
HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329
Vancouver Sun 24 Sep 1991
VALLEYFIELD survivors - George Ioanin, Les
Martin, Henry Addison, Bud Laing
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Lone N.S. survivor recalls sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
K329
Researched by James Mason
Courtesy of James Mason |
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Ralph Ingram Howe, OS, RCNVR V/65486
MPK - 7 May 1944
HMCS VALLEYFIELD
Courtesy of Mary Queen |
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Five Ontario men lost in the sinking of HMCS
VALLEYFIELD
SA
William C. Burton, RCNVR, Lt Frank C. Reynolds, RCNVR, OA
Martin H. Hoffman, RCNVR, Shpwt Joseph Terrien, RCNVR, and
O/Coder Archie Mills, RCNVR |
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Clipping from Halifax newspaper on two Dartmouth
men lost when HMCS VALLEYFIELD was sunk |
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David Henry Brown, LS, V19206, RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
HMCS VALLEYFIELD
LS Brown was one of 3 men who set VALLEYFIELD's
depth charges to safe in effort to save the crew as the ship sank
Courtesy of John A. Clark |
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BURNS, Edward Richard Burns, Cook, V43309,
RCNVR
MPK - 07 May 1944
HMCS VALLEYFIELD
Courtesy of Harry Roberts |
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Two Ottawa Men Among VALLEYFIELD Casualties
The Ottawa Journal, Monday, May 15, 1944 page 17 |
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Leslie Turner (bottom) survivor of the sinking of
HMCS VALLEYFIELD
Courtesy of Dawn Heuston |
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1979 letter between HMCS VALLEYFIELD survivors
Ian Tate and Norman Anderson
Courtesy of Carly York |
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1979
letter from Jim Springgay to J.H. Warren recounting his memories of the
sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD. Jim Springgay was the Yeoman of Signals on
HMCS Edmundston who was in company with HMCS VALLEYFIELD when she was
sunk.
Courtesy
of Carly York |
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Heroism of Halifax Commander Revealed
Article on the death of LCdr Dermot English,
Commanding Officer of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
The Halifax Mail 20 May 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury |
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Funeral procession for VALLEYFIELD dead
Article on the death of LCdr Dermot English,
Commanding Officer of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
The Halifax Mail 20 May 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury |
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Navy Tells of Courage of VALLEYFIELD Crew
Article on the sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
The Halifax Mail 20 May 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury |
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Article on Albert Flude surviving the sinking
of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
The Halifax Chronicle 22 May 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury
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Four maritime survivors of the sinking of HMCS VALLEYFIELD
arrived in Newfoundland
The Halifax Chronicle 20 May 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury
Sailors
mentioned in article: Tel Russell L. McLaughlin, Hillsboro,
NB; AB Noble Deware, Moncton, NB; Coder Edward Munro, Belle
Cote, NS; AB Roy Whitlock, Charlottetown
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Five sailors from HMCS Giffard rescue HMCS VALLEYFIELD
survivors
Halifax Morning Chronicle, 23 May 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury
Sailors
mentioned in the article: Lt Ralph Flitton, of Mount Royal,
QC; LS Douglas Edgar of Swift Current, SK; AB Donald
Marks of Halifax, NS; Stoker Charles Coleman of Victoria, BC
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Tel Robert E. Daly, Royal Navy, owes his life
to friend and shipmate Tel Harry Norman, who died when HMCS VALLEYFIELD
was sunk
Halifax Morning Chronicle, 23 May 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury
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Story of the VALLEYFIELD sinking told by
Anti-Sub Control Officer
The Montreal Gazette 26 May 1944
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Awards to sailors after the sinking of HMCS
VALLEYFIELD
From the Windsor Star, 02 Jan 1945
AB Joseph Emile Rene Baulne, HMCS VALLEYFIELD,
of Hull, QC - BEM
LS David Brown, Roseland, ON, HMCS VALLEYFIELD
- MID (Posthumous)
Tel Harry Norman, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - MID
(Posthumous)
AB David Edgar Brown, , HMCS VALLEYFIELD,
of Eburne, BC - MID (Posthumous)
LCdr Charlese Peterson, HMCS GIFFARD, of
Victoria, BC - MID
Lt Ralph Johnston Flitton, HMCS GIFFARD, of
Mount Royal, QC - MID
Yeoman of Signals Irving Jack Kaplan, HMCS
VALLEYFIELD, of Montreal - MID
AB George John McDoanld, HMCS GIFFARD, of
Paris, ON - MID
Leading Air Fitter Edward George Grinsted, HMCS
GIFFARD - MID
Stoker First Class, Charles Robert Coleman,
HMCS GIFFARD, of Victoria, BC - MID
Sub-Lt Donald Harold Godwin, HMCS VALLEYFIELD,
of Hamilton, ON - MID
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Article on VALLEYFIELD survivors
Sig Terrance P. O'Connor, L/Sto John
Murray Willard, PO William Ivy, OS Albert Flude and Sto Harold Avery
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Family of Casualties and Survivors of HMCS
VALLEYFIELD
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Family of Seaman Albert Flude, survivor (2) Family of L/Sto John
Willard, survivor (3) Children of LCdr English, CO, casualty
(4) Mother of PO William Ivy, survivor (5) Sister of Stoker Harold
Avery, survivor
Articles courtesy of "Operation Picture
Me"
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"Out of the Dark"
by Robert E. Daly, Tel, Royal Navy
Courtesy of Sharon Anderson
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Article on the loss of HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329
From the collection of CPO
J. Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR
Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor
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