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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MCLEOD, Ian Stanley, Lt, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Robert S. McLeod, and of Lillian M. McLeod, of Hamilton, Ontario; husband of Anne O. McLeod, of Hamilton.
Lt McLeod 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.
Lieut. Ian S. McLeod, the son of Mrs. Lillian McLeod, 811 King Street, East, was navigation officer aboard the Ottawa. A graduate of Central Collegiate here, he had been in the RCNVR over two years. He was 27 years old last Saturday. Formerly attached to a corvette, Lieut. McLeod had been aboard the Ottawa since May 01. He had taken special courses in Canada and Great Britain before being assigned to service aboard the Ottawa. His wife, the former Ann Olson, of Haileybury, Ontario, they were married in Peterborough in November, 1940, and his one son, Ian Douglas, resides with his parents at the King Street address. Lieut. McLeod was employed by the Imperial Tobacco Company at the time of his enlistment. He joined the navy in September, 1940. He trained at Kingston and Halifax and was second in Command of the corvette HMCS Barrie before he was promoted to navigation officer of HMCS Ottawa. His mother lives in Hamilton.
Ships served in: KINGSTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 20 Aug 1940. Called up 02 Sep 1940 as an Acting Lieutenant, RCNVR. Commenced Active Service 30 Sep 1940 as a Lieutenant, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 15 Jan 1941 for travelling time. 16 Jan 1941 for training and disposal HMCS BARRIE - Appointed to HMCS BARRIE 28 Apr 1941 as Executive Officer HMCS KINGS - Appointed to KINGS 16 Jan 1942 for Long (N) Course HMCS OTTAWA - Appointed to OTTAWA 20 Apr 1942 for Navigator duties
(IM01) Article Lt Ian McLeod reported Missing // The Kingston Whig Standard (IM02) 4 crew members of HMCS OTTAWA reported missing // The Hamilton Spectator 21 Sep 1942 (IM03) Service File for Ian McLeod // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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