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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
JOHNSTON, Howard Elmer, MM, V12610, RCNVR, killed - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of Fannie Johnston, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
MM Johnston died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnary, British Columbia.
Ships served in: EDMONTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 15 Apr 1941. Commenced Active Service 15 Apr 1941 as a Sto 1c (D), RCNVR * Rated A/L/STO (D) 16 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 May 1941 as an A/L/Sto (D), RCNVR M.T.E. PICTOU - Drafted to M.T.E. PICTOU 14 May 1941 as an A/L/Sto (D), RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Aug 1941 as an A/L/Sto (D), RCNVR HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 22 Nov 1941 as an A/L/Sto (D), RCNVR HMCS MELVILLE - Drafted to MELVILLE 03 Dec 1941 as an A/L/Sto (D), RCNVR * Rated A/MM 15 Jun 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Mar 1943 as an A/MM, RCNVR HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 04 May 1943 as an A/MM, RCNVR HMCS CHALEUR II - Drafted to CHALEUR II 14 May 1943 as an A/MM, RCNVR * Rated MM 15 Jun 1943 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 17 Jul 1943 as a MM, RCNVR HMCS CHALEUR II - Drafted to CHALEUR II 22 Jul 1943 as a MM, RCNVR HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 04 Aug 1943 as a MM, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Aug 1943 as a MM, RCNVR HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 12 Sep 1943 as a MM, RCNVR Tug KAM - Drafted to the Tug KAM 15 Sep 1943 as a MM, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Jun 1944 as a MM, RCNVR HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 24 Jul 1944 as a MM, RCNVR
(HJ01) Documents from the Service File of Howard Johnston (HJ02) Article on the death of MM Howard Johnston
Second World War Casualty Index
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