For Posterity's Sake         

A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

 

They made the Ultimate Sacrifice 

 

Ronald Murray Darrach

 

Petty Officer Motor Mechanic, A1964, RCNR

 

Born: 07 Jun 1916, Herring Cove, Nova Scotia

 

Died: 26 Mar 1941 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

DARRACH, Ronald Murray, PO.MM, A1964, RCNR, MPK - 26 Mar 1941, HMCS OTTER - Son of John Thomas and Ethel Rose Darrach; husband of Ruby Roberta Darrach, all of Halifax, NS.

 

Awards and Decorations:  1939-45 Star;  Atlantic Star;  CVSM and Clasp;  War Medal 1939-45

 

Ships served in:

HMCS VISON - Served in VISON 10 Jul 1940 - 03 Oct 1940 as a MM, RCNR

HMCS OTTER - Drafted to OTTER 28 Oct 1940 as a MM, RCNR

 

RD01

RD02

RD03

RD04

(RD01) PO Ronald Darrach

(RD02-RD03) Attestation form

(RD04) Conduct sheet  

 

RD05

RD06

RD07

RD08

(RD05-RD06) Record of Service

(RD07) Casualty report

(RD08) Memo confirming that MM Darrach is Missing, Presumed Dead

 

 

Second World War Casualty Index

 

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