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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PHILLIPS, John David, AB ST, V19152, RCNVR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Maurice David and Marion Phillips, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
AB Phillips died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29 Apr 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.
Ships served in: WINDSOR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 01 Oct 1940. Commenced Active Service 04 Nov 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Nov 1940 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman 05 Apr 1941 HMS CHITRAL (Royal Navy Armed Merchant Cruiser) - Drafted to CHITRAL 08 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Jul 1941 HMCS ST CLAIR - Drafted to ST CLAIR 19 Jul 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 13 Aug 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Sep 1941 NOIC SYDNEY - Drafted to NOIC SYDNEY 29 Apr 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 May 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 14 Feb 1943
(JP01) Article on AB Phillips from the Windsor Star (JP02) Documents from the Service File of John Phillips
Second World War Casualty Index
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