|
They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FORBES, Garry Ferguson, AB, V16587, RCNVR, killed - 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Florence (Mrs. Aubrey Percy Cannon) of Port Arthur, Ontario and the late James Alexander Forbes; brother of Kenneth Cannon and Mrs. C. Lachine of Port Arthur.
Ships served in: PORT ARTHUR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 14 Aug 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 Oct 1941 * Rated AA3 08 May 1942 HMCS CAMROSE - Served in CAMROSE 09 May 1942 - 06 Dec 1942 as an OS.AA3 and AB.AA3, RCNVR. Rated AB 01 Oct 1942 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 11 Feb 1943 as an AB.AA3, RCNVR
(GF01-GF02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (GF03-GF04) Notification of AB Forbes missing on war service and official declaring of missing, presumed dead
(GF05-GF06) Articles on AB Forbes home on leave and his return to duty (GF07) Article on AB Forbes reported missing. All three articles are from the Port Arthur New Chronicle.
Articles on the sinking of HMCS ST CROIX The Lethbridge Herald 01 Oct 1943
Articles on the sinking of HMCS ST CROIX The News Chronicle Port Arthur, Ontario, Friday Evening 01 Oct 1943
Lone Survivor tells how sailors jumped off ST CROIX into ocean then died next day on rescue ship The Toronto Daily Star 07 Oct 1943
Courtesy of Elizabeth Trenchard
Second World War Casualty Index
|
