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Military service
Age:
22
Rank:
Able Seaman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Empire Jaguar (London, England) (168033)
Birth:
Curzon Village, Bonne Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
December 8, 1940
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 17.
Additional information
Son of John Babstock and d’Eliza Annie Barney of Corner Brook, Newfoudland.
On route from Cardiff, Wales, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on December 9, 1940, at 1:32 a.m., while sailing with convoy OB-252, the Empire Jaguar was torpedoed by U-103 296 miles (476 km) from Slyne Head Lighthouse, Ireland, position 51°34'N/17°35'W. All 37 crew members perished.
Digital gallery of Able Seaman Charles Melton Babstock
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Photo of Charles Melton Babstock
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The Curling Memorial
Charles is honoured on the Curling Memorial with other comrades from the Canadian Merchant Navy -
Corner Brook Legion
Charles is from this area of the province and is commemorated in this legion. -
Merchant Navy Monument in St. John's, NL
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Dedication
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Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Charles Melton Babstock
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Charles Melton Babstock
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Charles Melton Babstock
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Charles Melton Babstock
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Charles Melton Babstock
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Charles Melton Babstock
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 89 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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