They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

John Basil Bland

 

Stoker 1st Class, V58685, RCNVR

 

Born: 10 Oct 1923, Clover Hill, New Brunswick

 

Died: 16 Apr 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

BLAND, John Basil, Sto 1c, V58685, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of Arthur Aloysius Bland and Dorothy Gladys Bland, of Norton, New Brunswick.

 

Stoker Bland died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.

 

Ships served in:

Special Service Division RCNVR - Enlisted 05 Apr 1943

HMCS STADACONA - Commenced Active Service 05 Apr 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 06 Apr 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jun 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 18 Sep 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 03 Sep 1944 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

 

Documents from the Service File of John Bland

 


 

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