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Andrew Faulkner Parker

In memory of:

Chief Skipper Andrew Faulkner Parker

March 26, 1941

Military Service

Age:

35

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Otter

Additional Information

Son of Alvin and Lottie Parker, of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia; husband of Vilda C. Parker, of Parrsboro.

Commemorated on Page 41 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 6.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– A list of the 19 sailors who died when an accidental explosion and fire destroyed the HMCS Otter off Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 26, 1941. Note: The list has combined information on two of the sailors, Ronald Darrach and John Gibbs Drew. It should read Ronald M. Darrach, Motor Mechanic A/1964, son of John Thomas Darrach and Ethel Rose Darrach, of Halifax, Nova Scotia; husband of Ruby Roberta Darrach, of Halifax. John Gibbs Drew, Motor Mechanic A/2183, (next of kin) George Drew (brother), 112 Dunvegan Road, Toronto.

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    Newspaper Clipping – A list of the 19 sailors who died when an accidental explosion and fire destroyed the HMCS Otter off Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 26, 1941. Note: The list has combined information on two of the sailors, Ronald Darrach and John Gibbs Drew. It should read Ronald M. Darrach, Motor Mechanic A/1964, son of John Thomas Darrach and Ethel Rose Darrach, of Halifax, Nova Scotia; husband of Ruby Roberta Darrach, of Halifax. John Gibbs Drew, Motor Mechanic A/2183, (next of kin) George Drew (brother), 112 Dunvegan Road, Toronto.
  • Newspaper Clipping– An account of the sinking and rescue of some of the sailors from H.M.C.S. Otter published in the Hamilton Spectator March 27, 1941. Part 1.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– An account of the rescue of some of the sailors from H.M.C.S. Otter published in the Globe and Mail on March 29, 1941.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– An account of the deaths of some of the sailors from H.M.C.S. Otter published in the Globe and Mail on March 31, 1941. Part 1

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    Newspaper Clipping – An account of the deaths of some of the sailors from H.M.C.S. Otter published in the Globe and Mail on March 31, 1941. Part 3

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