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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BELL, David Ovenston, OS A/AA III V27435, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of John and Helen G. Bell, of Toronto, ON. Husband of Dorothy Jean Bell, of Toronto.
OS Bell 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: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 23 Jun 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 Oct 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 23 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Mar 1942 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 14 Apr 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Apr 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 17 Apr 1942
(DB01) Article on the death of OS David Bell (DB02) Documents from the Service File of David Bell
Second World War Casualty Index
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