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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
STEPHEN, Samuel Stewart, AB, 4075, RCN, killed - 16 Jul 1947, HMCS MICMAC - Husband of Dorothy Stephen, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Able Seaman S.S. Stephen was killed when HMCS Micmac collided with S.S. Yarmouth County in Sambro Channel off Nova Scotia. He is buried in the Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Ontario.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 18 Nov 1940 as a Boy Seaman 18 Nov 1940. Rated Ordinary Seaman 05 May 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 May 1941 as an OS, RCN HMCS ST LAURENT - Served in ST LAURENT 02 Jun 1941 - 06 Jan 1942 as an OS, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Jan 1942 as an OS, RCN. Rated AB 02 Feb 1942 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class 23 Feb 1942 HMCS BEAVER - Served in BEAVER 23 Mar 1942 - 26 Dec 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Jan 1942 as an AB, RCN * Rated Quarter Rating 2nd Class 04 Mar 1943 HMCS ANNAPOLIS - Served in ANNAPOLIS 10 Mar 1943 - 27 May 1943 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 May 1943 as an AB, RCN HMCS BURLINGTON - Served in BURLINGTON 31 May 1943 - 21 Jan 1944 as an AB, RCN HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 22 Jan 1944 as an AB, RCN HMCS DUNDALK - Served in DUNDALK 08 Mar 1944 - 07 Aug 1945 as an AB, RCN HMCS SCOTIAN - Served in SCOTIAN 08 Aug 1945 - 21 Aug 1945 as an AB, RCN HMCS ST LAURENT - Served in ST LAURENT 22 Aug 1945 - 18 Sep 1945 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Sep 1945 as an AB RCN HMCS MICMAC - Drafted to MICMAC 12 Nov 1945 * Rated A/Armourer 4c 01 Jul 1947
(SS01) Portrait of Seaman Samuel Stephen while serving in HMCS ST LAURENT (SS02) Seaman Samuel Stephen (SS03-SS04) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2
Second World War Casualty Index
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