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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOTTOMLEY, Stanley Rhodes, AB, V12442, RCNVR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Frank and Bertha Bottomley, of Edmonton, Alberta; husband of Bernadette Agnes Bottomley, of Edmonton.
Able Seaman Bottomley died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305. Of her crew of 149, there was only 1 survivor. HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 and the survivors were picked up by HMS ITCHEN K277 which was in turn sunk on 23 Sep 1943. Other than a couple crew that were identified by the sole survivor of ST CROIX as having been on ITCHEN it is not known which crew members died in the sinking of ITCHEN so all ST CROIX crew are listed as having died on 20 Sep 1943.
Ships served in: RCNVR DIVISION EDMONTON - Enlisted 23 Sep 1940 * Commenced Active Service 16 Dec 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Apr 1941 * Rated Acting Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCNVR 08 Jul 1941 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 10 Jul 1941 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Aug 1941 HMCS MINAS - Drafted to MINAS 02 Aug 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 01 Dec 1941 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 20 Apr 1942 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 11 Aug 1942
(SRB001) Article from the Edmonton Journal on AB Bottomley missing // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (SRB002) Service file for Stanley Bottomley // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
econd World War Casualty Index
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