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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CULLIFORD, Doyle Ingram, Sto 1c, V8846, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Walter Ingram Culliford and Clarabelle Culliford, of Delhi, Ontario.
Stoker Culliford 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: HAMILTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 26 Jun 1941. Commenced Active Service 07 Aug 1941 at as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Oct 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 07 Jan 1942 * Rated Stoke 1st Class, RCNVR 07 May 1942
(DC01) Article on the death of Stoker Doyle Culliford (DC02) Documents from the Service File of Doyle Culliford
Second World War Casualty Index
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