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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CRESSEY, Harold Franklin, Sig, V22573, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Herbert Louis and Minnie Mae Cressey, of Toronto, Ontario.
Signalman Cressey 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 16 Dec 1940. Commenced Active Service 01 May 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Jun 1941 HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL 01 Jul 1941 HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 01 Oct 1941 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCNVR 24 Oct 1941 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 30 Dec 1941 HMCS HAMILTON - Drafted to HAMILTON 06 Jun 1941 * Rated Signalman, RCNVR 29 Jan 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 May 1942 HMCS NORTHWIND - Drafted to NORTH WIND 24 May 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 03 Jul 1492
(HC01) Article on Sig Harold Cressey (HC02) Documents from the Service File of Harold Cressey
Second World War Casualty Index
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