They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MACKENZIE, Alexander, AB, V19875, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of James and Rachel MacKenzie, of Riverside, Ontario.
AB MacKenzie died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel.
Alexander's brother, John MacKenzie, also served in the Navy during the Second World War.
Ships served in: HMCS HUNTER - Enlisted 23 Mar 1942. Commenced Active Service 30 Mar 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 19 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Jul 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE for Tribal II 28 Oct 1942 HMS EXCELLENT (Royal Navy Gunnery School, Whale Island, near Portsmouth, England) - Drafted to EXCELLENT 20 Nov 1942 * Rated A/AA III 20 Jan 1943 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 22 Jan 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 * Rated A/AB 30 Mar 1943
Documents from the Service File of Alexander MacKenzie
Second World War Casualty Index
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