They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Louis Douglas Lawson

 

Stoker 1st Class, V59484, RCNVR

 

Born: 14 May 1924, St. Catharines, Ontario

 

Died: 03 Jul 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

LAWSON, Louis Douglas, Sto 1c, V59484, RCNVR, killed - 03 Jul 1944, MTB-460 - Son of Thomas Franklin Lawson and Martha S. Lawson, of Port Dalhousie, Ontario.

 

The body of Stoker Lawson was recovered by an RAF aircraft and, after being identified, was buried at sea.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS STAR - Enlisted and commenced Active Service on 03 May 1943

HMCS YORK - Served in YORK 17 May 1932 - 14 Jul 1943

MTB-460 - Drafted to MTB-460 19 Jun 1944 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

 

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(LL01-LL02) Certificate of Service

(LL05) Report of Death

 

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(LL06-LL08) Letters to Stoker Lawson's father

(LL09) Letter on the recovery of the body of Stoker Lawson and his burial at sea

(LL008) Medal verification form

 


 

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