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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WATSON, Leonard, AB, V46243, RCNVR, died - 25 Oct 1944, HMCS SKEENA - Son of Robert Frederick and Edith May Watson, of Oshawa, Ontario.
AB Watson drowned while trying to get a safety line ashore so that the remaining crew could be safely removed from SKEENA. His body later recovered near Reykjavik Harbour. He is buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Ships served in: HMCS CATARAQUI - Enlisted 22 Aug 1942. Commenced Active Service 05 Oct 1942 HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 09 Oct 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CATARAQUI - Drafted to CATARAQUI 20 Dec 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 13 Apr 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Jun 1943 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated ST 23 Aug 1943 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 04 Sep 1943 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated A/AB 05 Oct 1943
(LW01-LW02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (LW03) Casualty report (LW04-LW05) Letters to AB Watson's mother
Second World War Casualty Index
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