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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
STOCKMAN, Ernest Oswald, Lt (E), O-70390, RCNVR, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Samuel Stockman, and of Daisy Stockman, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; husband of Margaret S. Stockman, Toronto, Ontario.
Lt Stockman died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29 Apr 1944. The province of Ontario honoured Lieutenant Stockman by naming Stockman Lake in his honour.
Ships served in: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 23 Sep 1941. Commenced Active Service 23 Oct 1941 as a Lt (E), RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 25 Oct 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA for Duty with Supt. of Overseers, Maritimes 17 Nov 1941 HMCS VENTURE - Appointed to VENTURE for Duty with Supt. of Overseers, Maritime 01 Jan 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA for Duty with Supervising Naval Engineer Maritimes 01 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA as an Acting Lieutenant-Commander (E) while holding appointment, add'l for duty with Supervising Naval Engineer Maritimes 16 Jun 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA as an Acting Lieutenant-Commander (E) while holding appointed, add'l for duty with Commodore Superintendent Halifax as Resident Naval Engineer Overseer, Dartmouth 15 Oct 1943 * Reverted to Lieutenant (E), RCNVR 23 Mar 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA for passage to the UK 23 Mar 1944 HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to NIOBE, add'l 25 Mar 1944 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Appointed to ATHABASKAN, add'l for E.R. Training 02 Apr 1944
(ES01) Photo of Lt (E) Ernest Stockman (ES02) Documents from the Service File of Ernest Stockman
Second World War Casualty Index
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