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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WOODWARD, Rodney Trevors, AB SD, 2938, RCN, HM MA/SB8 - Son of William S. Woodward and Ada Woodward, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
AB Woodward died when his ship, M A/S B8, was attacked by 2 German Messerschmitts, spraying his ship with machine gun fire. AB Woodward died of injuries sustained in the attack. He was buried in the Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 10 may 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 28 Dec 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 22 Apr 1938 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 02 May 1938 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 06 Aug 1938 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 03 Sep 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 05 Jul 1939 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 01 Aug 1939 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 15 Nov 1939 HMS OSPREY - Drafted to OSPREY 12 Dec 1939 * Rated Submarine Detector 21 Jan 1940 MA/SB8 - Drafted to M A/S B8 21 May 1940
(RW01) Article from the Hamilton Spectator 23 Jul 1940 (RW02) Article from the Crowsnest Magazine, Jun 1965, pgs 13 and 14 (RW03) Documents from the Service File of Rodney Woodward
Second World War Casualty Index
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