They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Cyril Winfield Conners

 

Chief Petty Officer Torpedo Cox'n, 3644, RCN

 

Born: 11 Oct 1921, Blackville, New Brunswick

 

Died: 24 Nov 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

CONNERS, Cyril Winfield CPO, 3644, RCN, MPK - 24 Nov 1944, HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Son of Thomas Conners, and of Lilas Conners, of Blackville, New Brunswick; husband of Vera Audrey Conners, of Washington.

 

CPO Conners 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 06 May 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN

HMCS PRINCE DAVID - Drafted to PRINCE DAVID 09 Dec 1940

* Rated Able Seaman, RCN 09 Apr 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Jun1941

* Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 19 Jul 1941

HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 04 Sep 19841

HMCS BURLINGTON - Drafted to BURLINGTON 05 Sep 1941

* Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Nov 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Mar 1943

* Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCN 15 Mar 1943

HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 22 Apr 1943

* Rated Petty Officer, RCN 15 Mar 1944

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Mar 1944

HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Drafted to SHAWINIGAN 09 Jun 1944

* Rated Torpedo Cox'n, RCN 12 Jun 1944

* Rated Acting Chief Petty Officer, RCN 25 Jun 1944 while carrying out duties of  T.C. in HMCS SHAWINIGAN

 

Documents from the Service File of Cyril Conners

 


 

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