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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MacKENNEY, Arnold Valentyne, SA, V42713, RCNVR, killed - 22 Aug 2944, HMS NABOB - son of William A. and Mary MacKenney; husband of Jennie MacKenney; all of Vancouver, BC; brother of Leslie Floyd MacKenney of Halifax and George Laurence MacKenney of Vancouver.
SA MacKenney died when his ship, HMS NABOB, was hit by a torpedo from U-354 which resulted in the loss of 21 of NABOB'S crew. NABOB made it back to port but was never repaired. She was later paid off and sold for scrap.
SA MacKenney is buried in the Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Ships served in: HMCS DISCOVERY - Enlisted 16 Jul 1942. Commenced Active Service 27 Aug 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 06 Jan 1943 * Rated Supply Assistant, RCNVR 28 Jun 1943 HMS NABOB - Drafted to NABOB 08 Feb 1944
(AK01) Arnold MacKenney - just before enlisting (AK02) BC Men Buried in Scotland // The Vancouver Sun 13 Nov 1944 (AK03) Headstone for SA MacKenney at the Douglas Bank Cemetery (AK04) Documents from the Service File of Arnold MacKenny
Second World War Casualty Index
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