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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WHALEN, George, Fireman, Merchant Marine, MPK - 03 Dec 1944, SS CORNWALLIS - age 21, son of Mary Whalen, of North Sydney, NS.
On 03 December 1944, when Cornwallis was on her return leg from Barbados, she was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Maine by U-1230. Only 5 of the 49 crew survived.
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George Whalen (left) and his best friend, William Quilty. Both served in the RCN and were serving in the SS Cornwallis when they were torpedoed by U-1230. (Source: CVWM)
Second World War Casualty Index
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