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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
POUND, Francis John, AB, V63538, RCNVR, MPK - 08 Aug 1944, HMCS REGINA - Son of Francis Carfield Pound and Violet Lillian Pound, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Able Seaman Francis John Pound was born and educated in Winnipeg. He attended Robert H. Smith School and Kelvin high school. He enlisted with RCNVR in July, 1943. He died when HMCS REGINA was torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England by U-667 while she was aiding a merchant vessel in distress. Thirty of her crew were lost.
Ships served in: HMCS CHIPPAWA - Enlisted 03 Jun 1943. Commenced Active Service 16 Jun 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Aug 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 05 Nov 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS PROTECTOR II - Drafted to PROTECTOR II 06 Nov 1943 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS
STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Nov 1943 as an OS,
RCNVR * Rated AB 16 Jun 1944
(FP01) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (FP02) Report of Death (FP03-FP04) Letters to AB Pound's mother
(FP05) Article on the death of AB Pound
Second World War Casualty Index
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