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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MacDONALD, Herbert Colquhoun, Ch Sto, 21237, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Herbert Colquhoun MacDonald, and of Margaret MacDonald, of Vancouver, British Columbia; husband of Agnes M. J. MacDonald, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Chief Stoker MacDonald 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 NADEN - Enlisted 15 Aug 1928 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 17 Sep 1928 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Nov 1928 HMCS THIEPVAL - Drafted to THIEPVAL 27 Nov 1928 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 15 Aug 1929 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 01 Oct 1929 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Jan 1931 HMS VICTORY II - Drafted to VICTORY II 01 Apr 1931 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 09 Jun 1931 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 30 Jul 1932 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 16 Aug 1932 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 24 Dec 1932 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 13 May 1933 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 01 Jul 1933 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCN 01 Jan 1934 * Rated Leading Stoker, RCN 01 Jan 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Jan 1935 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 15 May 1935 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 13 May 1936 * Rated Acting Stoker Petty Officer, RCN 01 Apr 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 06 Apr 1937 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 28 Jul 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 07 Jun 1938 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 02 Jul 1938 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 12 May 1940 * Rated Chief Stoker (ty), RCN 01 Oct 1940 * Rated Chief Stoker, RCN 01 Dec 1940
Second World War Casualty Index
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