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John Cossar

In memory of:

Fourth Mate John Cossar

February 15, 1947
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Military Service

Age:

37

Force:

Merchant Navy

Unit:

Canadian Merchant Navy

Division:

SS Lord Kelvin (London, England) (139123)

Additional Information

Born:

October 20, 1909
Red Island, Plancentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Son of Arthur Cossar and Caroline Kinslow, of Red Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Husband of Gertrude Stella Miles, of Ottor’s Point, Newfoundland. Father of five children, including Raymond Dennis and Samuel Miles Cossar.

He drowned accidentally on 15 February 1947 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Commemorated on Page 116 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX (CAMP HILL) CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Section XX Row F

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of John Cossar– Fourth Mate John Cossar, RCRN.CPO.A2391. John Cossar was born at Red Island, Newfoundland, 1909. Resting at Camp Hill Cemetary, Robie Street, Halifax, N. S. Canada - Section XX Row F.He was survived by wife Gertrude (Miles, Maiden name of Ottor's Point, Nfld.) and five children. All resided in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Photo of John Cossar
    Photo of John Cossar – Fourth Mate John Cossar, RCRN.CPO.A2391. John Cossar was born at Red Island, Newfoundland, 1909. Resting at Camp Hill Cemetary, Robie Street, Halifax, N. S. Canada - Section XX Row F.He was survived by wife Gertrude (Miles, Maiden name of Ottor's Point, Nfld.) and five children. All resided in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Grave Marker– Cossar family grave marker with inscriptions for John Cossar, his wife Gertie S. Cossar and their son Samuel M. Cossar, at Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Image taken 13 October 2017 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Cossar family grave marker with inscriptions for John Cossar, his wife Gertie S. Cossar and their son Samuel M. Cossar, at Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Image taken 13 October 2017 by Tom Tulloch.

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