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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
POTHIER, Charles Louis, AB ST, V4752, RCNVR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Pius and Isabelle Pothier, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
AB Pothier died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29 Apr 1944. His body was recovered and he is buried in the Kerfautras Cemetery, Brest, Finistere, France
Ships served in: HALIFAX DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 04 Mar 1942. Commenced Active Service 22 Apr 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Apr 1942 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 28 Apr 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Sep 1942 TRIBAL II - Drafted to TRIBAL II 28 Oct 1942 RNB CHATHAM - Drafted to CHATHAM 03 Jan 1943 * Rated Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR 22 Apr 1943 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 04 Jul 1943 HMS MARLBOROUGH (Royal Naval Base for Electrical Training)- Drafted to MARLBOROUGH 20 Jul 1943 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman 11 Sep 1943 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 16 Sep 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 08 Oct 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 22 Apr 1943 (Backdated)
(CP01) Article on OS Pothier arriving safely overseas (CP02) Documents from the Service File of Charles Pothier
Second World War Casualty Index
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