They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MACDONALD, Ashley Kilburn, AB, 3625, RCN, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of James Arthur and Marion Nelles MacDonald, of Ottawa, Ontario.
AB MacDonald died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 06 May 1940 as an OS, RCN HMCS SANS PEUR - Drafted to SANS PEUR 23 Nov 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1941 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 07 Jan 1941 * Rated AB 06 May 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Aug 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 13 Aug 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Sep 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 HMCS LUNENBURG - Drafted to LUNENBURG 09 Nov 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 07 May 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 14 Aug 1943
Documents from the Service File of Ashley MacDonald
Second World War Casualty Index
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