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Son of John William Chisholm and Mary MacDonald, of Georgeville, Nova Scotia.
Brother of Private Donald Joseph Chisholm, regimental number M-56663, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, killed in action on 25 December 1943 at Ortona, Italy.
On 11 October 1942, at 7:59 pm, U-615 opened fire by sending two torpedoes towards the El Lago, which was sailing with convoy ONS-136 442 miles (711 km) east-north-east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, in the North Atlantic. The stern sank immediately and the bow sank a few minutes later in position 51°03'N/46°15'W. Of the 39 crew members, 14 defenders and six merchant seamen repatriated following a sinking, the captain and an engineer survived and were made prisoners of war.
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 112 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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