H.M.C.S. ATHABASKAN

Tribal Class Destroyer
Builder: Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, UK
Commissioned: 3 Feb 1943
Fate: Torpedoed, English Channel, 29 Apr 1944
Casualties: 10 officers, 116 ratings, 2 RN

The Casualty Roll
AB ADAMS J.C V 17001 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
AB AGNEW J. V 1383 RCNVR PEI,QUEENS CO
AB ALLISON A.E. V 8402 RCNVR ONT,HAMILTON
TEL AMIRO I.V. V 26054 RCNVR NS,YARMOUTH
S/LT(E) ANNETT R.I.L. O 2450  RCNVR ALTA,CONSORT
AB ARMSTRONG G.A. V 12833 RCNVR ALTA,FT SASK.
AB ASHTON P.G. V 31508 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB BARRETT A.E. V 12346 RCNVR ALTA,EDMONTON
STO 1 BELL D.A. V 53224 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
OS BERKELEY A.G. V 54498 RCNVR ALTA,EDMONTON
CPO BERTRAND L.J.L. 2408 RCN QUE,MONTREAL
AB BIANCO A.D. V 34263 RCNVR ONT,PETERBORO
SPO BIEBER E.E. V 9844 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
AB BLINCH H.C. 4265 RCN BC,ABBOTSFORD
LT PAY BRANDSON T.L. O 8360 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
ERA BRIGHTEN V.H. 21930 RCN QUE,MONTREAL
L/S BURROW W.O. V 7988 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB CHAMBERLAND P.H.A. V 3677 RCNVR QUE,QUEBEC
L/S COOKMAN E.A. 3210 RCN BC,ESQUIMALT
STWD COONEY S.R. V 35579 RCNVR ONT,BELLEVILLE
AB CORBIERE V.G. V 34003 RCNVR ONT,ST CATHERINES
AB CORKUM G.F. A 1169 RCNR NS,LUNENBURG CO
AB COTTRELL S.A. V 18362 RCNVR ONT,TRENTON
AB CROFT M.H. A 4958 RCNR NS,ROSE BAY
TEL CROSS A.T. V 25039 RCNVR NS,HALIFAX
L/S DE ARMOND G.L. V 11568 RCNVR SASK,SASKATOON
STWD DILLEN S.C. V 34261 RCNVR ONT,BROCKVILLE
L/STO DION A.J.G. V 3373 RCNVR QUE,QUEBEC
STO 2 EDHOUSE D.W. V 58286 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB FLEMING H.L. V 12849 RCNVR ALTA,EDMONTON
L/STO FORRON J.E.A. V 17506 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
AB FRALICK E.I. V 31885 RCNVR NS,PORT DUFFERIN
L/S FRITH W.A. V 17806 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
AB FULLER E. V 8808 RCNVR ONT,BRANTFORD
AB GAETANO V.J. V 35858 RCNVR ONT,SAULT STE MARIE
AB GIBBONS M.L. V 51109 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
C/YEO SIG GOLDSMITH T.H.H. 2980 RCN BC,VANCOUVER
AB GORDON L.M. V 1267 RCNVR PEI,CHARLOTTETOWN
STO 1 GOULET R.J. V 42673 RCNVR ONT,OTTAWA
SUP PO GRAINGER R.J. V 17877 RCNVR ONT,SARNIA
AB GUEST E.G. V 17487 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
OS HAYES C.  V 34725 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
STO 1 HEATHERINGTON J.T. V 31647 RCNVR SASK,REGINA
AB HENRY R.J. V 16777 RCNVR ONT,FORT WILLIAM
WRTR(SP) HESTON P.    RN  
L/WRITER HOUISON G.D. V 23114 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
STO HURLEY M.P. V 36734 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB IRVINE L.C. V 11886 RCNVR SASK,SASKATOON
LT(E) IZARD T.D. O 35880 RCN BC,VICTORIA
PO JARVIS E.A. 3330 RCN ONT,MORRISBURG
AB JOHNSON E.S. V 16839 RCNVR ALTA,EDMONTON
L/STO JOHNSON R.R. V 5801 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
AB JOHNSTON L.R. V 51370 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
STWD KELLY L.D. V 4445 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
L/S KOBES J.R. 3074 RCN BC,VANCOUVER
L/S LAMOUREUX A. V 4348 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
LT LAWRENCE R.M. O 40930 RCN NB,NASHWAAKSIS
STO 1 LEA E.E. V 47397 RCNVR BC,VICTORIA
AB LEDOUX L. V 4433 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
STO 2 LEWANDOWSKI S.S. V 61813 RCNVR ONT,WINDSOR
SPO LIND M.G. V 13918 RCNVR ALTA,INNISFAIL
ERA 3 LOVE W.M. V 8030 RCNVR ONT,HAMILTON
STO LUCAS D.O. V 60018 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
PO COOK MacAVOY G.W. 40500 RCN NS,HALIFAX
AB MacDONALD A.K. 3625 RCN ONT,OTTAWA
AB MacKENZIE A. V 19785 RCNVR ONT,RIVERSIDE
L/STO MAGUIRE J.W. 40911 RCN ALTA,
LT(SB) MAHONEY J.D. O 45890  RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
COOK(O) MANSON J.L. V 23559 RCNVR QUE,WESTMOUNT
AB MATTHEWS G.H. V 2809 RCNVR NB,ST JOHN CO
AB McBRIDE J.L. V 45461 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
STO 1 McCARROLL T.G. V 39522 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB McCRINDLE W.D. V 1854 RCNVR SASK,NIPAWIN
L/STO McGREGOR W. V 30291 RCNVR BC,VICTORIA
AB McLEAN D.H. V 14742 RCNVR BC,VANCOUVER
STO 2 McNEIL J.J. V 59518 RCNVR NS,NEW VICTORIA
AB MEADWELL R.G. V 49203 RCNVR ONT,SIOUX LOOKOUT
AB MENGONI E.J. 3980 RCN NS,DARTMOUTH
EA 3 METCALFE D.I. V 11603 RCNVR SASK,KELVINGTON
AB MILLAR V. V 27555 RCNVR ONT,GEORGETOWN
CERA MILLS E.G. 21508 RCN BC,VICTORIA
ERA 4 MUMFORD L.K. V 42353 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
S/LT NASH R.A. O 54790 RCN ALTA,CAMROSE
L/STO NICHOLAS J.R. V 16615 RCNVR ONT,FORT WILLIAM
AB OUELLETTE J.E.V. V 50769 RCNVR QUE,VERDUN
AB PEART H.J. A 927 RCNR NS,HALIFAX
AB PHILLIPS J.D. V 19152 RCNVR ONT,WINDSOR
AB PIKE B.J. V 36417 RCNVR NB,KING'S CO
AB POTHIER C.L. V 4752 RCNVR NS,YARMOUTH
CPO RENNIE J.E. 3075 RCN BC,KELOWNA
AB RIENDEAU J.A.L. V 6869 RCNVR ONT,OTTAWA
AB ROBERTS R.L. V 10880 RCNVR SASK,MOOSE JAW
ERA 4 ROBERTS J.C. V 41049 RCNVR ONT,STRATFORD
AB ROBERTSHAW E. V 8634 RCNVR ONT,HAMILTON
AB ROBERTSON I.A. V 33909 RCNVR SASK,SASKATOON
STO ROBERTSON W. V 55418 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
STO 1 ROGER L.A. V 38436 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB ROLLS R.B. V 34863 RCNVR NB,ST STEPHEN
RAD MECH PO RUTHERFORD N.V.    RN  
AB RYAN N.V. V 52603 RCNVR ONT,SAULT STE MARIE
AB SAMPSON F.L. V 174 RCNVR NS,HALIFAX
AB SANDERSON E.H. V 34973 RCNVR PEI,MIDGELL
AB SENECAL J.G.L. V 15272 RCNVR QUE,LAVAL CO
L/STWD SHERLOCK A.V. V 861 RCNVR QUE,LENNOXVILLE
CMD GNR SIGSTON G.D.   RCN NS,DARTMOUTH
AB SINGLETON J.C. V 17334 RCNVR ONT,LONDON
SBA SKYVINGTON F.G. V 46829 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB SOMMERFELD S.W. V 32952 RCNVR SASK,SASKATOON
CODER SOUCISSE P.E. V 836 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
AB ST LAURENT J.L.M. V 37192 RCNVR QUE,QUEBEC
STO 1 STEVENSON E.H. V 53221 RCNVR ONT,WOODSTOCK
AB STEWART J.L. V 1362 RCNVR PEI,CHARLOTTETOWN
SIG STEWART W.G. V 8866 RCNVR ONT,HAMILTON
LT(E) STOCKMAN E.O. O 70390 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
L/CDR STUBBS J.H. O 70990  RCN BC,KASLO
AB SUTHERLAND J.W. V 12533 RCNVR ALTA,EDMONTON
CPO SWEET C.E. 2563 RCN MAN,WINNIPEG
STO THOMPSON H. V 38485 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
OA 4 TUPPER A.R. V 40751 RCNVR NS,NEW GLASGOW
L/STWD VAIR J.A. A 4980 RCNR ONT,ST THOMAS
SUP PO VEINOTTE J.V.W. V25606 RCNVR NS,MARIE JOSEPH
AB WAITSON M. V 18646 RCNVR ONT,NAPANEE
AB WALLACE P.W. V 11722 RCNVR SASK,SASKATOON
LT(SB) WARD L. O 76040 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
TEL WATSON R.J. V 35953 RCNVR USA,NEW YORK
ERA 4 WILLIAMS K.W. A 5402 RCNR ONT,TORONTO
AB WOOD J.A. V 34862 RCNVR NB,HAMPSTEAD
AB YEADON R.L. V 272 RCNVR NS,HALIFAX

Note: In addition to those killed, 86 members of the ship's company were captured and made prisoners-of-war.

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