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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SHELLEY, William Henry, AB A/AAIII, V35255, RCNVR, MPK - 22 Feb 1943, HMCS WEYBURN - Son of John T. and Ellen Shelley, of Calgary, Alberta.
AB Shelley died when his ship, HMCS WEYBURN, struck a mine in the Mediterranean and sank with the loss of 12 of her crew.
William's brother Ralph Thomas Shelley was lost at sea from HMCS VISON 21 Dec 1940. William's brothers, Henry Alfred Shelley and Robert Shelley also served in the RCNVR.
Ships served in: HMCS TECUMSEH - Enlisted 06 Feb 1942. Commenced Active Service 23 Mar 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 07 Sep 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Oct 1942 * Rated Acting Anti-Aircraft Rating 3rd Class 15 Oct 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 HMCS WEYBURN - Drafted to WEYBURN 08 Nov 1942 * Rated Able Seaman (Posthumously) 22 Feb 1943
(WS01) Portrait of Seaman William Shelley (WS02) Documents from the Service File of William Shelley
Second World War Casualty Index
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