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Maude Elisabeth (Unknown) Steane (1917 - 1944)

Maude Elisabeth Steane formerly [surname unknown]
Born in Ontario, Canadamap
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Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 27 in Naples, Campania, Italymap
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Profile last modified | Created 19 Nov 2023
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Biography

  • Wireless radio operator, SS Viggo Hansteen[1]
    • 1944, signed on at age 28
    • shot by Norwegian gunnery officer[2] while in port in Naples
  • Addressograph clerk, Toronto Hydro
  • 1943, Radio College of Canada (graduated 2nd in her class[3])
  • Noted on plaque in Veterans Memorial Park, Langford, BC[1]
  • Buried at Allied War Cemetary in Florence, Italy[2]

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Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sharpe, Clare. "Unsung Women." CFB Esquimalt. ND. navalandmilitarymuseum.org. Accessed 19 Nov 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Unknown Few......" YLRadio. ND. qls.net. 1999-2015. Accessed 19 Nov 2023.
  3. ↑ Roeckner, Olive. "HISTORY OF CANADIAN YL PIONEER OPERATORS: SPARKS AT SEA!." YLRADIO. ND. qls.net. 1999-2011. Accessed 19 Nov 2023.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56564563/maude_elizabeth-steane: accessed March 31, 2024), memorial page for Second Radio Officer Maude Elizabeth Steane (1917–14 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56564563, citing Florence War Cemetery, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).




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