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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
STAFFORD, John Hamish, L/Coder, V37267, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of Herbert Cecil and Marguerite Stafford, of Victoria, British Columbia.
L/Coder Stafford died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
Ships served in: HMCS HUNTER - Enlisted 20 May 1942. Commenced Active Service 20 May 1942 as an O/Coder, RCNVR HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 16 Jul 1944 as an O/Coder, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Sep 1942 as an O/Coder, RCNVR * Rated Coder 20 May 1943 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 20 May 1943 as a Coder, RCNVR HMCS CALGARY - Drafted to CALGARY 14 Oct 1943 as a Coder, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Mar 1944 as a Coder, RCNVR HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 07 Apr 1944 as a Coder, RCNVR * Rated A/L/Coder 01 May 1944
Documents from the Service File of John Stafford
Second World War Casualty Index
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