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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
COOMER, Frederick William, AB A/SD, V22886, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Frederick W. and May Mary Coomer, of Toronto, Ontario.
AB Coomer 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 01 Feb 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 Feb 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jun 1951 * Rated Acting Submarine Detector, RCNVR 25 Jul 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 18 Aug 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 15 Dec 1941
(FC01) Article on the death of Frederick Coomer and the survival of his friend Edward Fox in the sinking of HMCS OTTAWA H60 (FC02) Documents from the Service File of Frederick Coomer
Second World War Casualty Index
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