They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Kenneth Boyd Paul

 

Leading Stoker, V49051, RCNVR

 

Born: 16 Dec 1912, Montreal, Quebec

 

Died: 18 Mar 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

PAUL, Kenneth Boyd, L/Sto, V49051, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of William Paul, and of Katherine Paul, of Montreal, Quebec.

 

L/Sto Paul 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 MONTREAL - Enlisted 16 Oct 1942. Commenced Active Service 10 Nov 1942 as Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 19 Jan 1943 as Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 May 1943 as Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 27 Aug 1943 as Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS FOREST HILL - Drafted to FOREST HILL 02 Dec 1943 as Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 06 Jun 1944 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Jul 1944 as Sto 1c, RCNVR

* Rated A/L/Sto 01 Aug 1944

HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 27 Jan 1945 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 08 Feb 1945 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

 

Documents from the Service File of Kenneth Paul

 


 

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