They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Eric Miles Chisholm

 

Leading Seaman Submarine Detector, 3993, RCN

 

Born: 29 Dec 1922, Banff, Alberta

 

Died: 24 Nov 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

CHISHOLM, Eric Miles, LS SD, 3993, RCN, MPK - 24 Nov 1944, HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Son of Alexander and Maud Chisholm, of Banff, Alberta.

 

LS Chisholm died when HMCS SHAWINIGAN was sunk by U-1228 on 24 Nov 1944. Of her crew of 91, there were no survivors.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 18 Nov 1940 as a Boy Seaman, RCN

* Rated Ordinary Seaman 28 Dec 1940

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Jul 1941

HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 17 Jul 1941

* Rated Acting Submarine Detector, RCN 19 Oct 1941

* Rated Able Seaman, RCN 15 Nov 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Nov 1941

* Rated Submarine Detector, RCN 19 Dec 1941

HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 23 Dec 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Sep 1942

HMCS ARROWHEAD - Drafted to ARROWHEAD 24 Dec 1942

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 21 Apr 1943

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 04 May 1943

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 21 Aug 1943

* Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Sep 1943

HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Drafted to SHAWINIGAN 28 Aug 1943

* Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Sep 1944

 

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(EC01) Portrait of Seaman Eric Chisholm

(EC02) Documents from the Service File of Eric Chisholm

 


 

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