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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOWMAN, Eric Jack, AB, V17584, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of George William and Mable Bowman, of Norwich, Ontario.
AB Bowman 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: LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 11 Jun 1941. Commenced Active Service 16 Jun 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Aug 1941 HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 30 Sep 1941 * Transferred to Seaman Branch 29 Oct 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Oct 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 09 Mar 1942 * Rated Able Seaman 16 Jun 1942
(EB01) Article on the death of AB Eric Bowman - The Toronto Star 26 Sep 1942 (EB02) Documents from the Service file of Eric Bowman
Second World War Casualty Index
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