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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
DOIRON, Elmer Joseph, OS, V1213, RCNVR, killed - 01 Dec 1940, HMCS SAGUENAY - Son of Rudolph and Josephine Doiron, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
OS Doiron was killed when HMCS SAGUENAY, while escorting convoy HG.47, was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Argo 300 miles west of Ireland. With her bows wrecked and 21 dead, SAGUENAY made Barrow-in-Furness largely under her own power, and was under repairs until 22 May 1941. His body was recovered and he was buried in Barrow, Lancashire, England on 14 Dec 1940.
Ships served in: CHARLOTTETOWN DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 21 Feb 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Jun 1939 as an OS, RCNVR for training HMCS SKEENA - Served in SKEENA 11 Jul 1939 - 15 Jul 1939 for training CHARLOTTETOWN DIVISION RCNVR - Commenced Active Service 16 Oct 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 May 1940 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 28 Jun 1940 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 12 Sep 1940
(ED01-ED02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (ED04) Report of Death (ED04-ED05) Letters to OS Doiron's father
(ED06) Article from the Guardian Newspaper, Charlottetown, PEI
Second World War Casualty Index
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