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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BAKER, Elgy Edward Sto 1c, A2309, RCNR MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Baker, of Orillia, Ontario.
Stoker Baker 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: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 31 Jul 1940 as a Stoker 1st Class, RCNR HMCS ST ELOI - Drafted to ST ELOI 09 Oct 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA - 29 Oct 1940 HMCS DOMINION - Drafted to DOMINION 29 Nov 1940 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 20 Mar 1941 HMCS AVALON II - Drafted to AVALON II 12 Oct 1941 (from absence) HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 10 Nov 1941
(EB01) Article on Stoker Elgy Baker (EB02) Documents from the Service File of Elgy Baker
Second World War Casualty Index
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