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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MITCHELL, George Thomas, Sto 1c (M), V47940, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Francis Henry and Hilda Mitchell, of Kapuskasing, Ontario; husband of Jantje L. Mitchell, of Toronto, Ontario.
Stoker Mitchell 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.
Note: The (M) in Sto 1c (M) mean he completed the Auxiliary Machinery Course and was qualified as an Auxiliary Machinery Watchkeeper
Ships served in: HMCS BYTOWN - Enlisted 16 Sep 1942. Commenced Active Service 16 Sep 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 12 Oct 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 15 Dec 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Jun 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMS CALDWELL - Drafted to CALDWELL 22 Aug 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Dec 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 12 Jan 1944 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 30 Nov 1944 as a Sto 1c (M), RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of George Mitchell
Second World War Casualty Index
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