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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BEDDIS, Samuel John, ERA 3c, 21605, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Lionel Roderick and Ruth Susannah Beddis, of Ganges, British Columbia. Husband of Stella Mae Beddis, of Victoria, British Columbia.
ERA Beddis 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 NADEN - Enlisted 27 Jun 1939 as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCN HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 01 Nov 1939 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, RCN 27 Jun 1941
Documents from the Service File of Samuel Beddis
Second World War Casualty Index
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