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Son of Gustaf Alexander Granath and Ida Katarina Svensdotter, of Vancouver, British Columbia. During the First World War, Gustaf enlisted on 22 June 1916 with the 197th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, service number 913037. In England, he was transferred to the 11th Canadian Forestry Corps on 10 March 1917. He was repatriated on 13 January 1919 without having fought or served on the continent.
On 23 August 1940, the Keret was sailing with convoy OA-200 when the ships were scattered by a submarine attack. At 2:22 am, the Keret was torpedoed by U-37 and sank in eight minutes in position 54°16'N/23°08'W. The attack cost the lives of 13 sailors. The 7 survivors were rescued by the British steamer Trident, which landed them in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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Page 145 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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