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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WHITEHOUSE, Eric, RPO, 2464, RCN, killed - 22 Aug 1944, HMS NABOB - husband of Alice Whitehouse, of Vancouver, BC.
RPO Whitehouse 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.
RPO Whitehouse is buried in the Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 27 Jan 1930 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 07 Jun 1930 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 29 Jul 1931 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 09 Aug 1932 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 01 Dec 1932 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 14 Jul 1934 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 05 Jan 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 26 Nov 1936 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Loaded to ARMENTIERES 14 - 27 Dec 1936 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 22 Jan 1937 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 28 Mar 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Aug 1937 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 14 Aug 1937 HMS FORESTER - Drafted to FORESTER 01 Jan 1938 HMS/HMCS CRUSADER- Drafted to CRUSADER 02 Apr 1938. Crusader was transferred to the RCN on 15 Jun 1938 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 02 Jul 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Oct 1938 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 17 Jan 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 05 Jul 1939 HMCS GIVENCHY (Guard boat) - Drafted to GIVENCHY HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 14 Sep 1940 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Dec 1940 HMCS QUINTE - Drafted to QUINTE 29 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Nov 1941 HMCS FREDERICTON - Drafted to FREDERICTON 09 Dec 1941 HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 23 Nov 1941 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Dec 1941 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCN 01 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Apr 1942 HMCS GRANDMERE - Drafted to GRANDMERE 12 Jun 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Dec 1942 * Rated Petty Officer, RCN 01 Apr 1943 * Rated Acting Regulating Petty Officer, RCN 15 Mar 1943 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 20 Nov 1943 HMCS NABOB - Drafted to NABOB 08 Feb 1944 * Rated Regulating Petty Officer, RCN 15 Mar 1944
(EW01) RPO Eric Whitehouse Presume Dead // The Province, circa Sep 1944 (EW02) BC Men Buried in Scotland // The Vancouver Sun 13 Nov 1944 (EW03) Documents from the Service File of Eric Whitehouse
Second World War Casualty Index
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