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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CARRIER, Gordon Albert, AB Prob. AA III, V31005, RCNVR, MPK - 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Sydney and Lena Carrier, of South Nelson, New Brunswick.
AB Carrier died when his ship, HMCS ST CROIX was torpedoed and sunk by U 305 on 20 Sep 1943, south of Iceland. Five officers and 76 men were rescued by HMS ITCHEN, but only one of these survived the loss of ITCHEN on 23 Sep 1943.
Ships served in: HMCS BRUNSWICKER - Enlisted 14 Mar 1942. Commenced Active Service 23 Mar 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Apr 1942 HMCS SHELBURNE - Drafted to SHELBURNE 02 May 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 31 Jan 1943 * Rated Acting Able Seaman, RCNVR 04 Apr 1943 * Rated Probationer Anti-Aircraft Rating 3rd Class, RCNVR HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 24 May 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 27 May 1943
(GC01) Article on the death of Gordon Albert // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (GC02) Documents from the Service File of Gordon Albert
Second World War Casualty Index
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