They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

James Ronald Masson

 

Ordinary Seaman V31106, RCNVR

 

Born: 16 May 1923, Shawville, Quebec

 

Died: 19 Oct 1942 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

MASSON, James Ronald, OS, V31106, RCNVR, MPK - 14 Oct 1942, SS CARIBOU / HMCS MOONBEAN - Son  of Patrick James and Jean Masson, Shawville, QC.

 

Ordinary Seaman J. R. Masson was killed when the Nova Scotia-Newfoundland ferry S.S. CARIBOU was torpedoed and lost. He was was with the Canadian Navy for only 7 months. Before enlisting he was in the printing business

 

Ships served in:

HMCS CARLETON - Enlisted 23 Mar 1942. Commenced Active Service 23 Mar 1942

HMCS MOONBEAM - Drafted to MOONBEAM 04 Jul 1942 as an OS, RCNVR

 

JM01

JM02

JM03

JM04

JM05

(JM01-JM02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2  (JM03) Report of Death  (JM04) Telegram to OS Masson's father  (JM05) Letter to OS Masson's father

 

JM06

(JM06) Letter to OS Masson's father on the SS CARIBOU memorial unveiled at Port-aux-Basques 

 

 

Second World War Casualty Index

 

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