They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WILLIAMS, Kenneth Walter, ERA 4c, A5402, RCNR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Walter J. Williams and Mae Winterbottom Williams; husband of Elsie Blears Williams, of Hamilton, Ontario.
ERA Williams died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 19 Apr 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 19 Mar 1942 as an Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCNR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 May 1942 HMCS CAMROSE - Drafted to CAMROSE 09 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Jul 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 12 Dec 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943
(KW01-KW02) Articles on ERA Williams Presumed Dead (KW03) Documents from the Service File of Kenneth Williams
Second World War Casualty Index
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