They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Obituary: MacDONALD, John Stuart, Stoker Petty Officer, 21322, RCN, MPK - 31 Jan 1942, HMS BELMONT - Son of David and Jean MacDonald, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland; husband of Margaret Alice MacDonald, Victoria, BC.
Sto PO MacDonald was on board HMS Belmont for passage and died when she was torpedoed and sunk on 31 Jan 1942.
Ships served in: HMCS VANCOUVER - Served in VANCOUVER 23 May 1931 - 09 Nov 1933 as a Sto 2c & Sto 1c, RCN HMCS ARMENTIERES - Served in ARMENTIÈRES 10 Nov 1933 - 30 Nov 1934 as a Sto 1c, RCN HMCS SKEENA - Served in SKEENA 01 Dec 1934 - 24 Jul 1936 & 25 Aug 1936 - 01 Dec 1936 as a Sto 1c, RCN HMS APOLLO HMCS FRASER - Served in FRASER 22 Jan 1937 - 22 Nov 1937 as a Sto 1c, RCN HMS COMET / HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Served in COMET 08 Jun 1938 - 30 Jun 1938. Served in RESTIGOUCHE 01 Jul 1938 - 11 Oct 1938 as a Sto 1c and A/L/Sto, RCN HMCS OTTAWA - Served in OTTAWA 12 Oct 1938 - 01 Jun 1939 and 08 Jul 1939 - 05 Apr 1940 as a A/L/Sto and L/Sto, RCN HMCS QUATSINO - Served in QUATSINO 05 De 1941 - 11 Jan 1942 as a Sto PO, RCN HMS BELMONT - Drafted to BELMONT 25 Jan 1942 as a Sto PO, RCN
(JM01-JM03) Certificate of Service - pages 1 through 3 (JM04) Letter to Sto PO MacDonald's widow (JM05) Report of Casualty
Second World War Casualty Index
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