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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice 

 

Joseph Philippe (aka Lawrence) Burton

 

Skipper O-10864, RCNR

 

Born: 03 Oct 1901, St. Luce, Quebec

 

Died: 19 Oct 1940 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

BURTON, Joseph Philippe (aka Lawrence), Skipper, O-10864, RCNR MPK - 19 Oct 1940, HMCS BRAS D'OR - son of William and Maria Burton; husband of Marie A. Burton, all of Ste. Luce, QC.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS BRAS D'OR - Appointed  to Bras D'Or on 12 Jul 1940 as Skipper, RCNR

 

JB01

JB02

JB03

JB04

JB05

JB06

JB07

(JB010JB02) Attestation form RCNR

(JB03-JB044) Record of Service

(JB05) Report of Death

(JB06) Funeral / Memorial announcement for J.P. Lawrence Burton

(JB07) Article on the capture of the Italian merchant vessel Capo Noli by HMCS BRAS D'OR

 

Joseph Philippe (Lawrence) Burton

 

Courtesy of Michel Saint-Pierre

 

 

Second World War Casualty Index

 

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