They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CROSS, Alfred Thomas, Ord. Tel, V25039, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Alfred George and Geraldine Erminie Cross, of Halifax, Nova Scotia; husband of Marguerite Julia Cross, of Armdale, Nova Scotia.
Ord. Tel Cross died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.
Ships served in: SPECIAL SERVICE COMPANY RCNVR - Enlisted 11 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Sep 1939 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMS ASTURIAS (Armed Merchant Cruiser) - Drafted to ASTURIAS 01 Nov 1939 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA (NCSO Halifax) - Drafted to NCSO Halifax 01 Jan 1940 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS ULNA - Drafted to ULNA 09 Jan 1940 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS RACCOON - Drafted to RACCOON 25 Apr 1940 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS MOOSE - Drafted to MOOSE 19 Oct 1940 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS ANDREE DUPRE - Drafted to ANDREE DUPRE 05 May 1941 HMCS MOOSE - Drafted to MOOSE 24 Feb 1942 HMCS ANDREE DUPRE - Drafted to ANDREE DUPRE 14 Mar 1942 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Sep 1942 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 12 Dec 1942 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as an O/Tel, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of Alfred Cross
Second World War Casualty Index
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