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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CARTER, George Frederick, AB, V18016, RCNVR, died - 28 Mar 1942, HMCS COLUMBIA - Son of William John and Nina M. Carter, Whitby, ON; husband of Dorothy E. Carter, Halifax, NS.
Able Seaman G. F. Carter died at Halifax Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia from a bullet wound due to accidental discharge of a rifle. Able Seaman Carter was standing near the gangway of HMCS COLUMBIA, which was tied alongside jetty No. 4. In the course of some innocent scuffling, a loaded rifle was accidentally discharged, resulting in the death of Able Seaman Carter and the wounding of another seaman. He is buried in the St. John's Cemetery, Port Whitby, Ontario.
Ships served in: KINGSTON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 08 Feb 1940. Commenced Active Service 08 Feb 1940 HMCS COLUMBIA - Drafted to COLUMBIA 19 Feb 1942 as an A/AB, RCNVR
(GC01-GC02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (GC03) Report of Death (GC04) Message on the death of AB G. Carter and wounding of AB E. Sauve
(GC05-GC07) Letters to AB Carter's mother (GC08-GC09) Newspaper articles on the death of AB G. Carter
Second World War Casualty Index
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