H.M.C.S. OTTAWA

River Class Destroyer
Builder: Portsmouth Naval Dockyard
2nd Commission: 15 June 1938
Fate: Torpedoed, mid-Atlantic, 13 Sep 1942
Casualties: 5 officers, 108 RATINGS, 6 RN, 22 merchant seamen

The Casualty Roll
SA ADLINGTON H.H. V 25539 RCNVR NS,HALIFAX CO
AB ASHLEY R.P. V 9615 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
STO BAIRD J.A. V 2608 RCNVR NB,ST JOHN
STO 1 BAKER E.E. A 2309 RCNR ONT,ORILLA
ERA 3 BEDDIS S.J. 21605 RCN BC,GANGES
OS BELL D.O. V 27435 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
STO 1 BOWEN S.D. V 22566 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB BOWMAN E.J. V 17584 RCNVR ONT,NORWICH
L/S BROWN D.R. V 5407 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
AB BUCHESKI W. V 19035 RCNVR ONT,WINDSOR
OS BURN A.E. V 14823 RCNVR BC,VANCOUVER
AB BURROUGHS W.P. V 17304 RCNVR ONT,MITCHELL
OS CAMPBELL G.K. 4345 RCN SASK,ESTON
OS CAMPBELL W.W. V 19589 RCNVR ONT,LEAMINGTON
AB CHANDLER H.M. V 1364 RCNVR PEI,CHARLOTTETOWN
AB CHISHOLM R.D. 4241 RCN SASK,SWIFT CURRENT
AB CLEMO F.J.B. 4216 RCN BC,GANGES
AB COLLIER C. A 1275 RCNR NS,HALIFAX
STO 1 COLLIN J.A.J.L. V 3686 RCNVR QUE,QUEBEC
L/STO CONNOLLY R.J. V 25107 RCNVR NS,HALIFAX
AB COOMER F.W. V 22886 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
L/S COOPPER E.B. V 18165 RCNVR ONT,FRONTENAC CO
STO 2 COUSINEAU L. V 4447 RCNVR QUE,LAVAL
SIG CRANE J.W. V 8330 RCNVR ONT,HAMILTON
PO CRAWFORD G.R. V 14333 RCNVR ALTA,CALGARY
AB CREANEY T. V 5490 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
SIG CRESSEY H.F. V 22573 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB CUDMORE A. V 1422 RCNVR PEI,CHARLOTTETOWN
STO 1 CULLIFORD D.I. V 8846 RCNVR ONT,NIAGARA FALLS
AB DAVIES W.T. 4242 RCN MAN,BRANDON
L/TEL DEEVES A.J. 2813 RCN ALTA,CALGARY
TEL DON J.R. 3710 RCN BC,VICTORIA
STO DORAN P.D. V 2844 RCNVR NB,NEWCASTLE
AB DOUGLAS A. V 9393 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
COOK(S) DUGUAY H.R. V 4361 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
TEL EMERSLUND A.G. 3691 RCN BC,VANCOUVER
AB FISHER J.A. 4288 RCN SASK,BIGGAR
COOK(O) FROATS D.M. 40572 RCN ONT,RENFREW
L/S GALLAGHER H.J. 3596 RCN SASK,REGINA
AB GARLAND M. 40815 RCN BC,VANCOUVER
AB GIBB J.A. 4244 RCN QUE,THREE RIVERS
AB GLASGOW C.E. V 5909 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
L/TEL HARKER J.S. V 30011 RCNVR BC,VICTORIA
OS HARRIS C.N. V 335 RCNVR NS,HALIFAX
PO HEIBERG K.G. 2599 RCN SASK,LANG
LT SURG HENDRY G.A. O 32400 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB HENRY R. V 7609 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
AB HICKEY J.C. A 4613 RCNR NS,SYDNEY
ERA HOBBIS W.H. 40625 RCN BC,VICTORIA
STWD HOCKLEY J.W. X 41056 RCN NS,HALIFAX
AB HOLMES E.I. 4066 RCN SASK,SWIFT CURRENT
O/SIG HOUGHTON D.H. V 27568 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
TEL HOWARD F.C. 3774 RCN MAN,WINNIPEG
STO HUNT W.E.D. V 11819 RCNVR SASK,SASKATOON
OS KING A.H. V 452 RCNVR NS,ANNAPOLIS ROYAL
TEL KOSTENKO N. 4677 RCN SASK,SASKATOON
STO 1 LABONTE E. V 4391 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
AB LeROY C.E. V 19286 RCNVR ONT,WINDSOR
STO LESLIE K.L. A 1315 RCNR NS,HALIFAX
L/SUP ASST MacDONALD A.A. V 25249 RCNVR PEI,CHARLOTTETOWN
C/STO MacDONALD H.C. 21237 RCN BC,PRINCE RUPERT
PO MacKENZIE C.A. V 7757 RCNVR ONT,LONG BRANCH
L/SBA MacMILLAN A. V 18315 RCNVR ONT,KINGSTON
OS MADOLE C.H. V 10743 RCNVR SASK,REGINA
AB MASSON A. V 4291 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
AB McKECHNIE M.H. V 10554 RCNVR SASK,REGINA
LT McLEOD I.S. O 50300 RCNVR ONT,HAMILTON
O/ART 4 MILBURN J.R. 40939 RCN ONT,TORONTO
STO MILLER E.G. 21692 RCN NS,HALIFAX
SPO MOORE A.A. V 5964 RCNVR QUE,COWANSVILLE
STO 1 MORRISON H. V 27050 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
SPO MORRISON F.A. A 2239 RCNR NFLD,CURLING
STO 2 MUCHMORE J.V. 21884 RCN ONT,LEEDS CO
OS MURPHY G.W. V 331 RCNVR NS,HALIFAX
AB NEATH J.F.E. V 22970 RCNVR ONT,OWEN SOUND
AB NEIL P.T. V 6513 RCNVR ONT,CARLETON CO
AB PALMER R.B.N. V 9785 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
AB PARADIS P.V. V 3312 RCNVR QUE,COMPTON CO
AB PEPPLER S. 4299 RCN ONT,LISTOWEL
STO PETTITT J.B. V 18293 RCNVR ONT,KINGSTON
AB POINTEK J.W. V 7512 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
TEL POOLES D.H. V 9834 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
OS PORTER H.S. V 27475 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
ERA PURCELL H.A. A 1056 RCNR NS,HALIFAX
AB QUIGLEY L.P.W. 4253 RCN BC,VANCOUVER
OS RASMUSSEN C.J. V 24916 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
AB RICHES C. V 7830 RCNVR ONT,TORONTO
CODER ROBERTSON E.J. V 9967 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
AB ROBINSON W.V.D. 2783 RCN BC,VICTORIA
AB ROBSHAW G.A. 4214 RCN QUE,MONTREAL
AB ROOP R.M. A 4747 RCNR NS,ANNAPOLIS CO
L/CDR RUTHERFORD C.A. O 64480 RCN QUE,WESTMOUNT
AB SECORD G.F. V 2272 RCNVR NB,ST JOHN
L/S SHEPPARD D.G. V 9817 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
AB SHILLITO J.G. 4291 RCN BC,UNION BAY
ORD SIG SIMONS C.L.R. 4639 RCN SASK,SWIFT CURRENT
AB SLAUENWHITE H.M. A 4589 RCNR NS,HALIFAX
COOK(S) SMITH K.G. V 14721 RCNVR BC,NEW WESTMINISTER
STO 1 SMITH R.ST C. V 23564 RCNVR QUE,MONTREAL
AB SMITH A.S. 4224 RCN MAN,BRANDON
AB SMITH A.D. V 24133 RCNVR MAN,WINNIPEG
AB SOUTHALL H.K. V 24012 RCNVR MAN,WEST KILDONAN
STO STEPHENS O.B. 21661 RCN ONT,PORT CREDIT
AB TAYLOR E.F. V 8299 RCNVR ONT,HAMILTON
AB TAYLOR F.F.M. V 19524 RCNVR ONT,ESSEX
PO STWD TRAINOR A.N. 40459 RCN NS,HALIFAX
AB TREMBLAY J.A. 4255 RCN QUE,ST IRENEE
STO TRUDEL C.G. V 3555 RCNVR QUE,QUEBEC
AB WHITING B.E. 4037 RCN BC,WHALETOWN
STO 1 WILSON A.W. 21535 RCN BC,VICTORIA
S/LT WILSON D.A.K. O 78750 RCN BC,VICTORIA
S/LT WRIGHT K.F. O 80060 RCNVR ONT,OTTAWA
AB YOUNG T.W. 3497 RCN ONT,HAMILTON
SUP ASST ZINCK C.M. V 25607 RCNVR NS,HAILFAX

Note: The merchant seamen were survivors rescued by Ottawa after their ship was sunk

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