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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BURN, Albert Edward, AB, V14823, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Richard and May Burn, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ordinary Seaman Albert Edward Burn, age 19 is the son of Mrs. May Burn, 2470 East Twenty-Fifth, Vancouver. Born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Ordinary Seaman Burn was brought up in Vancouver. He received his education at Beaconsfield Public School and Vancouver Technical School and prior to his enlistment was employed by Tais Foundries. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in February, 1941 and in January of 1942 he was posted to Halifax where he joined H.M.C.S. Ottawa.
AB Payne 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: VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 27 May 1941. Commenced Active Service 07 Aug 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 22 Oct 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Jan 1942 * Rated Acting Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCNVR 03 Mar 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 09 Mar 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 07 Aug 1942
Documents from the Service File of Albert Burn
Second World War Casualty Index
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