They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HUNTER, William Alexander, AB, V43655, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of William Harold and Elizabeth K. Hunter, of Port Alberni, British Columbia.
AB Hunter died when his ship, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH, was torpedoed and sunk by U-868 in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 53 of her crew.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 20 Jul 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 20 Feb 1943 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated A/ST 09 Feb 1943 * Rated AB 20 Jul 1943
Documents from the Service File of William Hunter
Second World War Casualty Index
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