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Military service
Age:
28
Rank:
Greaser
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Harlesden (London, England) (162738)
Birth:
January 1, 1913
Ontario
Death:
February 22, 1941
North Atlantic
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18.
Additional information
On 22 February 1941, the Harlesden, away from a convoy, was located by a German reconnaissance plane launched from Gneisenau. At 23:08, this German battleship opened fire on its target and sank it 500 miles (95 km) east-south-east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, position 47°18'N/40°18'W. Of the crew, 7 sailors lost their lives, while the 34 others were taken prisoner of war and interned in Germany.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 151 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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