They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LESLIE, Kenneth Lloyd, Sto 1c, A1315, RCNR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Nephew of Mrs. Irene Russell, of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stoker Leslie 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 24 Feb 1940 as a Stoker 1c, RCNR HMS EMERALD (Emerald Class Light Cruiser of the Royal Navy) - Drafted to EMERALD 22 Jul 1940 HMCS DOMINION - Drafted to DOMINION 22 Nov 1940 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 03 Jan 1941 HMCS AVALON II - Drafted to AVALON II 05 Nov 1941 (missed OTTAWA'S sailing) HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 26 Nov 1941
(KL01) Portrait of Stoker Kenneth Lloyd (KL02) Article on Kenneth Lloyd Missing Believed Killed (KL03) Documents from the Service File of Kenneth Lloyd
Second World War Casualty Index
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