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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ADLINGTON, Howard Hibbert, Supply Assistant, V25539, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Stephen Augustus and Elsie Maud Adlington, Bedford, NS.
SA Howard Adlington 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: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 31 Jul 1940 as a Prob. Victualling Assistant NAVAL OVERSEER KINGSTON - Draft to Staff of the Naval Overseer Kingston 10 Sep 1930 * Rated Victualling Assistant, RCNVR 29 Oct 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Apr 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 17 Aug 1941 * Transferred - rated Supply Assistant, RCNVR 01 Mar 1942 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 29 Mar 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 14 Apr 1942
Document from the Service File of Howard Adlington
Second World War Casualty Index
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