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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BARSS, Walter Charles, ERA 3c, A/2516, RCNR, MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of Walter D. and Edna E. Barss, of Sydney River, Nova Scotia. Husband of Mary Anita Barss, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
ERA Barss died when his ship, HMCS ALBERNI, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 21 Aug 1944 by U-480, southeast of the Isle of Wight. Fifty-nine of her ship's company lost their lives.
Walter C. Barss was born on March 19, 1919. He attended the Sydney Schools and graduated from the Academy in June 1935. He spent two years at Mt. Allison University, where he took a course in Marine Engineering. On leaving Mt. Allison, he went to sea with his father, serving in the Merchant Navy until 1941 when he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. He was lost his life in the English Channel, while serving on H.M.C.S. Alberni. His parents are Mr. Walter Barss and the late Mrs. Barss of Sydney River, Cape Breton, N.S.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 17 Aug 1940 as an Engineman, RCNR HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 24 Sep 1940 * Rated Stoker Petty Officer, RCNR 01 Jan 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Oct 1941 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 27 Oct 1942 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCNR 21 Apr 1943 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, RCNR 22 Apr 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jun 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA - Drafted to HOCHELAGA 13 Aug 1943 HMCS LINDSAY - Drafted to LINDSAY 16 Nov 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Feb 1944 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 05 Apr 1944
Documents from the Service File of Walter Barss
Second World War Casualty Index
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