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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MacKENZIE, Charles Alexander, PO LR I, V7757, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Charles A. and Jessie G. MacKenzie, of Long Branch, Ontario.
PO MacKenzie died when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 on 13 Sep 1942. Of her crew of 175, plus 50 survivors they had picked up, there were only 69 survivors.
Ships served in: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 08 Feb 1940. Commenced Active Service 13 May 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 May 1940 HMCS MOOSE - Drafted to MOOSE 06 Sep 1940 *
Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 10 Feb 1941 HMCS ANNAPOLIS - Drafted to ANNAPOLIS 13 May 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 16 Aug 1941 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR 01 Dec 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Apr 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 02 May 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 11 Jul 1942 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCNVR 01 Sep 1942
Service File of Charles Mackenzie Source: Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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