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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PARTINGTON, Richard, LS, V11325, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of William and Jessie Partington, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; husband of Laura Ruth Partington, of Victoria, British Columbia.
LS Partington died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 31 Jul 1939 - 31 Aug 1939 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Commenced Active Service 01 Sep 1939 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS SANS PEUR - Drafted to SANS PEUR 11 Mar 1940 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated AB 06 Apr 1940 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 15 Apr 1940 as an AB, RCNVR PWSS MARY HILL - Drafted to MARY HILL 15 Aug 1940 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Oct 1940 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS PRINCE ROBERT - Drafted to PRINCE ROBERT 11 Oct 1940 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 08 Oct 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 30 Oct 1945 as an AB, RCNVR BDV # 6 - Drafted to BDV#6 02 Apr 1942 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated A/LS 15 Nov 1942 * Rated LS 01 Sep 1943 HMCS CHATHAM - Drafted to CHATHAM 01 Apr 1944 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS COURTENAY - Drafted to COURTENAY 29 May 1944 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 22 Aug 1944 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Aug 1944 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 01 Oct 1944 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 21 Oct 1944 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS EASTORE - Drafted to EASTORE 07 Dec 1944 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 20 Jan 1945 as a LS, RCNVR HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 30 Jan 1945 as a LS, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of Richard Partington
Second World War Casualty Index
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