They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

James Clark Hay

 

Able Seaman, V14886, RCNVR

 

Born: 16 Jul 1922, Abbotsford, British Columbia

 

Died: 03 May 1943, St. John's, Newfoundland

 

Book of Remembrance

 

HAY, James Clark, AB, V14886, RCNVR, killed - 03 May 1943, HMCS NIPIGON - Son of Gilbert E. Hay and Gertrude Hay, of Haney, BC. 

 

Able Seaman James Clark Hay died at the Plaza Café, St. John's, Newfoundland of an apparent cerebral hemorrhage. He is buried in the Anglican Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland.

 

Ships served in:

VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Commenced Active Service 18 Jun 1941

HMCS PRINCE ROBERT - Served in PRINCE ROBERT as an OS and AB, RCNVR. Rated AB 18 Mar 1942

HMCS NIPIGON - Drafted to NIPIGON 18 Jul 1942 as an AB, RCNVR

 

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JH02

JH03

JH04

JH05

(JH01) Portrait of Seaman James Hay  (JH02-JH03) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2  (JH04) Casualty Report  (JH05) Letter to AB Hay's mother

 


 

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