They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Albert John Harris

 

Able Seaman, VR4506, RCNVR

 

Born: 07 Apr 1877, Shebbear, Devon, England

 

Died: 12 Dec 1916 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

HARRIS, Albert John, AB, VR4506, RNCVR, MPK - 12 Dec 1916, HMCS GRILSE - Age 39, son of William Henry and Thurza Harris, of Shebbear, North Devon England. Husband of Mary A. Manby (formerly Harris), of Tullysleva, Ballina, Ireland.

 

AB Harris was lost at sea when, along with 5 other men, he was swept overboard off HMCS Grilse in a storm off Nova Scotia.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS GRILSE

 


 

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