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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MOUNTAIN, William Tudor, AB, V31164, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of William A. C. and Alice Mountain, of Calgary, Alberta.
AB Mountain 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.
William's half-brother, James L. Mountain, also served in the RCNVR during the Second World War. James was serving in Sydney, NS at the time of William's death.
Citation for Mentioned in Despatches:
MOUNTAIN, William Tudor, Able Seaman, V31164, Mention in Despatches (Posthumous), RCNVR, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Awarded as per Canada Gazette of 15 September 1945 and London Gazette of 14 August 1945.
"For outstanding courage, resolution and devotion to duty when their ship was sunk."
Ships served in: HMCS TECUMSEH - Enlisted 18 Mar 1942. Commenced Active Service 13 May 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 14 Jul 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 10 Oct 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 10 Nov 1942 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated AB 13 May 1943
(WM01) Portrait of OS William Mountain (WM02) Photo of AB Mountain from a newspaper clipping (WM03) Documents from the Service File of William Mountain
Second World War Casualty Index
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