They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
KNEELAND, Melvin Leverne, Sto 1c, 21771, RCN, MPK - 19 Sep 1941, HMCS LEVIS - Son of Roy Erin Kneeland and Ida Marion Kneeland, of Hanna, Alberta.
Stoker Kneeland lost his life in the sinking of HMCS LEVIS. Prior to enlisting in the Navy he was a truckdriver.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 16 Sep 1940 as a Sto 2c, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Apr 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCN HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 06 May 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCN HMCS LEVIS - Drafted to LEVIS 11 Jul 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCN * Rated Sto 1c 15 Sep 1941
(MK01-MIK02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (MK03-MK04) Telegram and letter to Stoker Kneeland's father
Second World War Casualty Index
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