Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Walter Brozovich
In memory of:
Ordinary Seaman Walter Brozovich
December 24, 1944
Military Service
V/70636
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Navy
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. Clayoquot
Additional Information
December 14, 1924
Gorski Kotar Markopil, Yugoslavia
September 3, 1943
Son of Albert and Frances Brozovich, of Windsor, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 261 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada
Panel 11.
The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.
On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Photo of WALTER BROZOVICH – In memory of the men and women remembered on the pages of the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of WALTER BROZOVICH – In memory of the men and women remembered on the pages of the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Ottawa Citizen, January 31, 1945 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator January 31, 1945 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator January 31, 1945 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator January 31, 1945 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator January 31, 1945 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Source:Globe and Mail January 31, 1945 -
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HMCS Clayoquot – Photograph of HMCS Clayoquot from Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia (nswrecks.net) On December 21, 1944, U-806 sank a merchant vessel in the approaches to Halifax Harbour. HMCS CLAYOQUOT was searching for this U-boat in company of HMCS TRANSCONA and HMCS KIRKLAND LAKE on December 24, 1944 when she was struck aft by a torpedo from U-806. She went down in less than 10 minutes, however 73 of the 81 man crew escaped by life raft and were picked up by HMCS FENNEL shortly thereafter. The exact location of HMCS CLAYOQUOT remained a mystery until 1994 when, what were thought to be her remains were detected by members of the Geological Survey of Canada while field testing side scan sonar equipment, 13 miles of off Chebucto Head. HMCS CLAYOQUOT was positively identified in September of 1996 when HMCS CORMORANT's manned submersible dove to the site. On board was retired petty officer Ernie White, a survivor of the sinking, who confirmed the identity of the vessel. (Text from Martime Museum of the Atlantic: Martime Heritage Database)
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