They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Ralph Miles Lawrence

 

Lieutenant, O-40930, RCN

 

Born: 17 Mar 1920, Dumfries, York Co., New Brunswick

 

Died: 29 Apr 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

LAWRENCE, Ralph Miles, Lt, O-40930, RCN, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Frederick Byron Lawrence and Frances Lawrence, of Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick husband of Ann Lawrence, of Glasgow.

 

Lt Lawrence died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel.

 

Ships served in:

RMC - Enlisted as a Cadet, RCNVR - 01 Jan 1940

HMCS SAGUENAY - Appointed to SAGUENAY for training 05 Jan 1940 - 14 Feb 1940

HMCS SKEENA - Appointed to SKEENA for training 15 Feb 1940 - 04 Apr 1940

* Transferred to the RCN 17 Apr 1940

HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 17 Apr 1940 as a Cadet, RCN for passage to England and training in the RCN

* Appointed Cadet (E) May 1940

HMS BRITANNIA - Appointed to BRITANNIA 17 Apr 1940

HMS NELSON - Appointed to NELSON 22 May 1940

HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN  - Appointed to ROYAL SOVEREIGN 19 Aug 1940

HMS AMBUSCADE - Appointed to AMBUSCADE 04 Jan 1941

HMS NIGERIA - Appointed to NIGERIA 04 Jul 1941

HMS NELSON Appointed to NELSON 20 Oct 1941

* Appointed A/SLt 01 May 1942

HMS EXCELLENT - Appointed to EXCELLENT 05 Jun 1942 1940 add'l for courses

HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 10 Sep 1942, add'l for Foreign Service Leave as an A/SLt, RCN

HMCS BUXTON - Appointed to BUXTON 13 Oct 1940 as an A/SLt, RCN

HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA - add'l for passage to the UK

HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to NIOBE for ATHABASKAN

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Appointed to ATHABASKAN 03 Feb 1943 as an A/SLt, RCN

* Appointed Lt 16 May 1943

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Appointed to XO 19 Jul 1943

 

Documents from the Service File of Ralph Lawrence

 


 

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