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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CREANEY, Thomas, AB LR 3c, V5490, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Stephen Creaney, and of Rose Creaney, of Montreal, Quebec.
AB Creaney 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: MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 21 Dec 1938 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 12 -23 Jun 1939 HMCS FUNDY - Served in FUNDY for training 24 Jun 1939 - 08 Jul 1939 MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Commenced Active Service 17 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to Stadacona 29 May 1940 * Rated Acting Able Seaman 17 Sep 1940 HMCS COLUMBIA - Drafted to COLUMBIA 24 Sep 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Jan 1941 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCNVR 05 Nov 1941 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 08 Nov 1941 HMCS GODERICH - Drafted to GODERICH 19 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1942 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 05 Feb 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 09 Jul 1942
Documents from the Service File of Thomas Creaney
Second World War Casualty Index
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