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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FROATS, Donald Macrae, Cook (O), 40572, RCN, died - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of George Herbert and Lillian Mae Froats, of Renfrew, Ontario; husband of Evelyn Froats, of Belfast.
Donald Froats was born in Renfrew on March 3, 1919, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Froats of that town. After attending public and high schools there, he enlisted in the navy about four years ago, having served since on various ships including the Restigouche, Skeena and Saguenay, most of his time afloat having been taken up with convoy duty. Besides his sister in Ottawa, who is with the Bank of Nova Scotia, he has three brothers and a sister in uniform: Lieut. Gordon Froats, overseas with the Governon Feneral's Foot Guards; Corporal Kenneth Froats, in the Maritimes with the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish; Private Allan Froats with the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish reserve army unit, and Nursing Sister Grace Froats in Kingston.
Cook Froats 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: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 29 Jan 1939 as a Cook (O), RCN HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 27 Oct 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Sep 1940 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 15 Nov 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jan 1941 HMCS DOMINION - Drafted to DOMINION 23 Feb 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Jul 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 22 Aug 1941
(DF01-DF02) Articles on Donald Froats, casualty in the sinking of HMCS OTTAWA (DF03) Documents from the Service File of Donald Froats
Second World War Casualty Index
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