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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GUEST, Earlton Gordon, AB RDF 1c, V17487, RCNVR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Gordon L. Guest and Mabel A. Guest, of Chatham, Ontario, Canada.
AB Guest 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 Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.
Ships served in: LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 07 Apr 1941. Commenced Active Service 07 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Apr 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL 16 Sep 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Sep 1941 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated RDF 2c 30 Sep 1941 HMCS NANAIMO - Drafted to NANAIMO 07 Oct 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS SOREL - Drafted to SOREL 10 Oct 1941 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated AB 07 Apr 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Jun 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS SHEDIAC - Drafted to SHEDIAC 19 Jul 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Sep 1942 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated RDF 1c 13 Nov 1942 HMCS BARRIE - Drafted to BARRIE 13 Nov 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Mar 1943 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 21 Mar 1943 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS
SASKATCHEWAN - Drafted to SASKATCHEWAN 31 May 1943 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 08 Apr 1943 as an AB, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of Earlton Guest
Second World War Casualty Index
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