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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GRIFFITHS, Edward Steward, Sto 1c, V42952, RCNVR, MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of Howard Franklin Sherrard Griffiths and Ester Florence (Norton) Griffiths, of St. Catharines, Ontario. Brother of Helen, Ester, James, Harold, Clifford, May, Margaret, Dorothy, William and Trooper Howard Frank Griffiths, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
Stoker Griffiths 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.
Ships served in: HMCS STAR - Enlisted 17 Jul 1942. Commenced Active Service 09 Feb 1943 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 13 Feb 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 07 Dec 1943 * Rated Stoker 1st Class 09 Feb 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Feb 1944 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 29 Feb 1944
Documents from the Service File of Edward Griffiths
Second World War Casualty Index
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