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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOLITHO, Samuel Symonds, ERA3c, V25531, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Bolitho. Husband of Edith Henrietta Bolitho, of Dalhousie, New Brunswick.
ERA Bolitho died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 125, there were only 38 survivors.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 19 Jul 1940. Commenced Active Service 19 Jul 1940 as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCNVR HMS RANPURA - Drafted to RANPURA 30 Sep 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Dec 1940 HMCS BITTERSWEET - Drafted to BITTERSWEET 04 Feb 1941 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 26 Mar 1943 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCNVR 19 Aug 1943 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, RCNVR 19 Sep 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Sep 1943 HMCS CHALEUR II - Drafted to CHALEUR II 05 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 07 Dec 1943
(SB01) Article on the death of ERA Bolitho // The Saint John Telegraph Journal 13 May 1944 // Courtesy of Operation Picture me (SB02) Service File of Samuel Bolitho // Source: Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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