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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LE GARE, Hector, AB, A2084, RCNR, killed - 01 Dec 1940, HMCS SAGUENAY - Son of Hector O. Le Gare and Hazel D. Le Gare, of Toronto, Ontario.
AB Le Gare was killed when HMCS SAGUENAY, while escorting convoy HG.47, was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Argo 300 miles west of Ireland. With her bows wrecked and 21 dead, SAGUENAY made Barrow-in-Furness largely under her own power, and was under repairs until 22 May 1941. His body was recovered and he was buried in Barrow, Lancashire, England on 14 Dec 1940.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 12 Jul 1940 as an AB, RCNR HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 04 Sep 1940 as an AB, RCNR
(HL01) Hector Le Gare (HL02-HL03) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (HL04) Report of Death (HL05) Headstone for AB Le Gare at the Barrows-in-Furness cemetery
(HL06-HL09) Telegram and letters to AB Le Gare's Mother
Second World War Casualty Index
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