They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Maurice Joseph Renaud

 

Stoker Petty Officer, V19428, RCNVR

 

Born: 12 Jul 1921, Montreal, Quebec

 

Died: 18 Mar 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

RENAUD, Maurice Joseph, Sto PO, V19428, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Adelard A. and Josephine Renaud, of Wallaceburg, Ontario.

 

Sto PO Renaud 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:

WINDSOR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 09 Jul 1941. Commenced Active Service 06 Aug 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Oct 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR

HMCS SWIFT CURRENT - Drafted to SWIFT CURRENT 01 Jan 1942 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 May 1942 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR

* Rated Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Dec 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 27 Jan 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 07 May 1943 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR

* Rated A/L/Sto 15 May 1943

* Rated A/Sto PO 15 May 1944

 

Documents from the Service File of Maurice Renaud

 


 

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