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In memory of:

Deck Hand John Wilkinson Chape

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Military service

Rank: Deck Hand
Force: Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Merchant Navy
Division: S.S. Taber Park (Montreal)
Death: March 13, 1945

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John W Chape was signed on as deckhand for legal reasons, but was part of the gun crew. He came from Middlesborough in England, and failed to arrive as best man at his sister’s wedding. He was the son of John Chape and Alvira nee Ayres of Middlesborough.

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 258 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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