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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BAIRD, John Allison, Sto 1c, V2608, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of John and Annie Frances Baird, of Lorneville, New Brunswick.
Stoker Baird died when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 on 13 Sep 1942. Of her crew of 175, plus 50 survivors they had picked up, there were only 69 survivors.
Ships served in: SAINT JOHN DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 03 Dec 1930. Commenced Active Service 30 Apr 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Jun 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 29 Aug 1941 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 30 Apr 1942
Documents from the Service File of John Baird
Second World War Casualty Index
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