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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WARE, William John, Tel, V23827, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of William C. and Pauline Marion Ware, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Tel Ware died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
Ships served in: MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 02 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCNVR. Commenced Active Service 13 Jun 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Aug 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS SOREL - Drafted to SOREL 09 Sep 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 09 Nov 1941 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 28 May 1942 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated Tel 07 Nov 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Dec 1942 as a Tel, RCNVR S.51 (USSR) - Drafted to S.51 22 Dec 1942 as an Tel, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Mar 1943 as a Tel, RCNVR HMCS CARIBOU - Drafted to Caribou 14 Apr 1943 as a Tel, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Apr 1944 as a Tel, RCNVR HMCS THE PAS - Drafted to THE PAS 13 Apr 1944 as a Tel, RCNVR HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 19 Nov 1944 as a Tel, RCNVR HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 25 Nov 1944 as a Tel, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of John Ware
Second World War Casualty Index
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