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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
KYNMAN, Albert, CPO, A2440, RCNR, killed - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Brother of J. H. Kynman, Royal Rifles of Canada, Stanley Barracks, Toronto, Ontario.
CPO Kynman 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 Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 13 Au 1940 as an OS, RCNR * Rated LS 14 Aug 1940 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 30 Aug 1940 as a LS, RCNR * Rated PO 30 Jan 1941 * Rated CPO 19 Jun 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 May 1942 as a CPO, RCNR HMCS TRAIL - Drafted to TRAIL 29 May 1942 as a CPO, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Jul 1942 as a CPO, RCNR * Rated Torpedo Cox'n 12 Sep 1942 HMCS CHALEUR II - Drafted to CHALEUR II 29 Sep 1942 as a CPO, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Dec 1942 as a CPO, RCNR HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 22 Dec 1942 as a CPO, RCNR
(AK01-AK02) Photos of PO and CPO Albert Kynman (AK03) Documents from the Service File of Albert Kynman (AK04) Headstone for Albert Kynman at the Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, NS
(AK05) The Honour Guard fires a salute at the funeral service for CPO Albert Kynman at the Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, NS
Second World War Casualty Index
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