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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CARDER, Wilfred Walter, AB, V62462, RCNVR, MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of Wilfred George Carder (deceased) and Emily Carder, of Chatham, Ontario.
AB Carder 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.
AB Carder's father was a Corporal in the RCAF. He died in hospital in Vancouver, BC 03 Dec 1943 of a gastric hemorrhage
Ships served in: HMCS HUNTER - Enlisted 27 May 1943. Commenced Active Service 08 Jun 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS QUEEN CHARLOTTE - Drafted to QUEEN CHARLOTTE 10 Jun 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 Aug 1943 HMCS HUSKY - Served in HUSKY 09-15 Oct 1943 for training while drafted to CORNWALLIS HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Nov 1943 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 30 Nov 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 08 Jul 1944
Documents from the Service File of Wilfred Carder
From the book; "…and they never came back." The story of the C. V. S (Chatham Vocational School) students who fought and died in the Second World War. Author Peter N. Stanojevic. Source: VAC CVWM website
Second World War Casualty Index
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