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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HUNT, William Edward Davis, Sto 1c, V11819, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Robert James Hunt and Delma Grace Hunt, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; husband of Gladys Mildred Hunt, of Saskatoon.
Stoker William Edward Davis (Bill) Hunt of Saskatoon was the only child of Robert James and Delma Grace Hunt and left a wife Gladys Mildred at Saskatoon. Bill was working as an elevator operator for a real estate firm when he enlisted on August 19, 1941 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Stoker Hunt 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: SASKATOON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 19 Aug 1941. Commenced Active Service 03 Oct 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 28 Oct 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Dec 1941 HMCS SAMBRO - Drafted to SAMBRO 12 Feb 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 17 Mar 1942 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 17 Jul 1942
(WH01) Article on the Death of Stoker William Hunt (WH02) Documents from the Service File of William Hunt
Second World War Casualty Index
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