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William Alfred Boudreau

In memory of:

Chief Petty Officer, 2nd Class William Alfred Boudreau

October 23, 1969

Military Service

Service Number:

N12368

Age:

40

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Kootenay

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration

Additional Information

Born:

February 2, 1929
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

April 2, 1951
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of William and Cecilia Ellen Boudreau of Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Husband of Ester Margaret and father of William, Michael, Daniel, Dana and Shelley of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 144 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BURIAL AT SEA
*N/A*

Grave Reference:

Buried at sea near Plymouth, England

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  • Stained Glass Window– Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney This memorial stained glass window at St. Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS is dedicated to the nine men mentioned on the plaque who were killed in an explosion on board the H.M.C.S. Kootenay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [stained glass window/vitrail] TO BE WORTHY OF THOSE WHO SERVED BEFORE US [plaque/plaque] HMCS KOOTENAY OCTOBER 23 1969 IN MEMORY [9 names are listed, but are not clear in the photo./9 noms sont inscrits, mais ils ne sont pas clairs sur la photo.] William Alfred Boudreau; Pierre Serge Bourret; Thomas Gordon Crabbe; Nelson Murray Galloway; Michael Alan Hardy; Eric George Harman; Gary Wayne Hutton; Vaino Olavi Partanen; Lewis John Stringer http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6311

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    Stained Glass Window – Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney This memorial stained glass window at St. Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS is dedicated to the nine men mentioned on the plaque who were killed in an explosion on board the H.M.C.S. Kootenay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [stained glass window/vitrail] TO BE WORTHY OF THOSE WHO SERVED BEFORE US [plaque/plaque] HMCS KOOTENAY OCTOBER 23 1969 IN MEMORY [9 names are listed, but are not clear in the photo./9 noms sont inscrits, mais ils ne sont pas clairs sur la photo.] William Alfred Boudreau; Pierre Serge Bourret; Thomas Gordon Crabbe; Nelson Murray Galloway; Michael Alan Hardy; Eric George Harman; Gary Wayne Hutton; Vaino Olavi Partanen; Lewis John Stringer http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6311

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