For Posterity's Sake A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BELL, Donald Alexander, Sto 1c, V53224, RCNVR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - son of Ernest and Catherine Bell, of London, Ontario.
Stoker Bell died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.
Ships served in: HMCS PREVOST - Enlisted 23 Jan 1943. Commenced Active Service 12 Feb 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 20 Apr 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Jun 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Aug 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Oct 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of Donald Bell
Second World War Casualty Index
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