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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SWEENEY, Charles Henry, LS, 2164, RCN, killed - 01 Dec 1940, HMCS SAGUENAY - Son of Thomas Sweeney, and of Minnie Sweeney, of Halifax, Nova Scotia; husband of Dorothy Sweeney, of Halifax.
LS Sweeney 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. LS Sweeney was buried at sea on 02 Dec 1940.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 15 Jul 1926 as an OS, RCN HMCS PATRIOT - Served in PATRIOT 24 Oct 1926 - 02 Jan 1927 as an OS, RCN HMS COLOMBO - Served in COLOMBO 03 Jan 1927 - 29 Apr 1927 as an OS, RCN HMCS PATRIOT - Served in PATRIOT 30 Apr 1927 - 31 Dec 1927 as an OS, RCN HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Served in CHAMPLAIN 01 Jan 1928 - 30 Jun 1928 as an OS, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jul 1928 as an OS, RCN * Rated AB 01 Mar 1929 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 01 Apr 1929 as an AB, RCN HMS FURIOUS - Served in FURIOUS 10 Apr 1929 - 07 Jan 1930 as an AB, RCN HMS VERNON (Training Base UK) - Drafted to VERNON 08 Jan 1930 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Mar 1930 as an AB, RCN HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Served in CHAMPLAIN 04 Sep 1930 - 16 Jun 1932 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jun 1932 as an AB, RCN HMS EXCELLENT (RN Gunnery School Whale Island, UK) - Drafted to EXCELLENT 16 Jan 1933 as an AB, RCN * Rated Seaman Gunner 21 Apr 1933 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 May 1933 as an AB, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY 24 Jun 1933 - 05 Jan 1935 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Jan 1935 as an AB, RCN HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Served in CHAMPLAIN 28 Sep 1935 1935 - 24 Nov 1936 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Nov 1936 as an AB, RCN HMCS ST LAURENT - Served in ST LAURENT 31 Jan 1937 - 15 Oct 1937 HMS PEMBROKE (RN Barracks Chatham, England) - Lent to PEMBROKE 01 - 18 Feb 1937 while served in HMCS ST LAURENT HMS PEMBROKE (RN Barracks Chatham, England) - Drafted to PEMBROKE 16 Oct 1937 as an AB, RCN * Rated Gun Layer 01 Feb 1938 HMS FIREDRAKE (RN F-Class Destroyer) - Served in FIREDRAKE 07 May 1938 - 08 Jun 1938 as an AB, RCN HMS COMET - Drafted to COMET 09 Jun 1938 as an AB, RCN * COMET transferred to the RCN as HMCS RESTIGOUCHE HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Served in RESTIGOUCHE 01 Jul 1938 - 11 Oct 1938 as an AB, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY 12 Oct 1938 - 08 Jul 1939 as an AB, RCN * Rated Layer Rating 2nd Class 01 Jan 1939 HMCS GASPE - Served in GASPE 09 Jul 1939 - 08 Sep 1939 as an AB, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 09 Sep 1939 as an AB, RCN * Rated A/LS 01 Jul 1940
(CS01) Certificate of Service (CS02) Report of Death (CS03-CS04) Letters to LS Sweeney's wife (CS05) Letter from SAGUENAY CO to Naval Secretary Ottawa on the burials at sea and ashore of SAGUENAY casualties
Second World War Casualty Index
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