Military service
Burial/memorial information
His full name is Israel Osborne Barrett.
Son of Jethro Baker Barrett and Mary Ann Osborne, de Bishop's Cove, Spaniard's Bay, Terre-Neuve. Husband ofFrances Johanna Roberts, of Brigus, St. John's, Newfoundland. Father of Leslie McLeod and Bertha L. Barrett.
On October 14, 1942, at 3:21 a.m., the ferry Caribou was hit by a torpedo launched by U-69 25 miles (40 km) from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. She sank in the Cabot Strait in 1,600 feet (488 m) of water with 136 people (crew, passengers and military) in position 47°19'N/59°29'W. The 101 survivors were recovered by the escort ship HMCS Grand-Mère (J258) and landed in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This sinking would be Canada's worst maritime tragedy in terms of human lives during the Second World War.
Digital gallery of Able Seaman Israel Barrett
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Photo of ISRAEL BARRETT
In memory of the men and women who perished on the SS Caribou October 14th 1942. Submitted on behalf of the Twillingate (Newfoundland) Museum for the project, Operation Picture Me -
SS Caribou
In memory of the men and women who perished on the SS Caribou October 14th 1942. Submitted on behalf of the Twillingate (Newfoundland) Museum for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Museum
In memory of the men and women who perished on the SS Caribou October 14th 1942. Submitted on behalf of the Twillingate (Newfoundland) Museum for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Picture of Israel Barrett
"A picture of Israel in his military uniform during the Second World War" -
SS Caribou
"Israel fought in both wars and died in the Canadian Merchant Navy on the SS Caribou in the Second World War." -
Monument
"Israel is commemorated on this monument in Irishtown, Conception Bay." -
Monument 2
"Israel's parents were from Spaniard's Bay. Consequently, he is commemorated on this monument in Spaniard's Bay." -
Merchant Navy Monument in St. John's, NL
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Dedication
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Photo of ISRAEL BARRETT
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of ISRAEL BARRETT
In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion in WW1 (Cape Breton Highlanders). Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion in WW1 (Cape Breton Highlanders). Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Israel Barrett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 92 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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