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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
TWEEDIE, John Samuel David Dickson, AB, V7417, RCNVR, killed - 01 Dec 1940, HMCS SAGUENAY - Son of David and Martha Tweedie, of Toronto, Ontario.
OS Tweedie 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: TORONTO COMPANY RCNVR - Enlisted 23 Jan 1935 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for training 10 Aug 1935 - 01 sep 1935 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for training 29 Aug 1936 - 27 Sep 1936 HMCS STADACONA for HMCS DUNDEE - Served in DUNDEE 11 Sep 1936 (1 day) while in training in Halifax * Rated AB 10 Sep 1936 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for training 10 Jul 1937 - 05 Sep 1937 HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY 24 Jul 1937 - 02 Sep 1937 while drafted to STADACONA for training * Re-enrolled in the RCNVR 23 Jan 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for training 13 Aug 1938 - 25 Sep 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA for training10 Jun 1939 - 09 Jul 1939 TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Commenced Active Service 17 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Sep 1939 as am AB. RCNVR * Rated ST 14 Oct 1939 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 21 Sep 1940 as an AB, RCNVR
(JT01) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (JT02) Report of Death (JT03) Letter to AB Tweedie's mother
Article from the Toronto Star Dec 1940
Second World War Casualty Index
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