They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Royden George Ashmall

 

Telegraphist, V24241, RCNVR

 

Born: 06 Jun 1917, Coventry, England

 

Died: 07 Sep 1942 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

ASHMALL, Royden George, Tel, V24241, RCNVR, MPK - 07 Sep 1942, HMCS RACCOON - Son of George John and Lila Ashmall, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

 

Tel Ashmall died when his ship, HMCS RACCOON, which was on convoy escort in the St. Lawrence River off the Gaspé Peninsula, was hit and sunk by two torpedoes from U165. All 37 hands were lost. Prior to joining the Navy he was a Clerk at Gutta Percha & Rubber Ltd.

 

Ships served in:

WINNIPEG DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 20 Nov 1940. Commenced Active Service 09 Dec 1940

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Jan 1941 as an OS, RCNVR

* Rated O/Tel 22 Feb 1941

HMCS RACCOON - Drafted to RACCOON 17 May 1941 as an OS, RCNVR

* Rated Tel 15 Sep 1941

 

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(RA01) Tel Ashmall

(RA02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2

(RA03) Casualty report

(RA04) Letter to Tel Ashmall's mother

 


 

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