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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CORKUM, Gordon Francis, AB, A1169, RCNR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Starratt N. and Geneviere Corkum of Halifax, Nova Scotia
AB Corkum died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Pornic War Cemetery, Loire-Atlanique, France.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 21 Sep 1939 as an AB, RCNR HMCS FUNDY - Drafted to FUNDY 22 Feb 1940 as an AB, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1943 as an AB, RCNR RNO LIVERPOOL - Drafted to RNO LIVERPOOL 07 Jan 1943 as an AB, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Mar 1943 as an AB, RCNR HMCS OAKVILLE - Drafted to OAKVILLE 25 Mar 1943 as an AB, RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Mar 1943 as an AB, RCNR HMCS CAMROSE - Drafted to CAMROSE 09 Oct 1943 as an AB, RCNR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 06 Jan 1944 as an AB, RCNR HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 16 Jan 1944 as an OS, RCNR
Documents from the Service File of Gordon Corkum
Second World War Casualty Index
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