Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William John Stafford
In memory of:
Able Seaman William John Stafford
October 30, 1918
Military Service
VR/6147
29
Navy
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. "Galiano."
Additional Information
Son of John and Elizabeth Stafford, of Letterbreen, Enniskillen, Ireland.
Commemorated on Page 505 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VICTORIA MEMORIAL
British Columbia, Canada
N/A
On Vancouver Island in Ross Bay Cemetery, British Columbia, is the VICTORIA MEMORIAL. The cemetery holds 133 war graves and contains, in a separate plot, the Naval Memorial which consists simply of a square block of granite bearing the names of 39 officers and men who were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean. Of these, 36 were from the HMCS Galiano which went down on October 30, 1918. Behind the VICTORIA MEMORIAL stands a Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
H.M.C.S. Galiano – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Details
Photo of WILLIAM JOHN STAFFORD – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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