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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GARDEN, Rayburn Vincent, ERA 4c, V25691, RCNVR, MPK - 06 Feb 1943, HMCS LOUISBURG - Son of Forrest Edmund and Mary Regina Garden, of Enfield, Nova Scotia. Husband of Dorothy Rita Garden, of Enfield, Nova Scotia.
ERA Garden died when his ship, HMCS LOUISBURG, which was on convoy duty in the Mediterranean, was sunk by bombs and torpedoes from Italian aircraft.
Rayburn V. Garden E.R.A. 4th Class was born at Dartmouth, N.S., on Apr. 13, 1920. He joined the service at Halifax on Feb. 06, 12943, and was lost at sea during enemy action. Later he was officially presumed dead. He was a steel sharpener when he enlisted and attended the Enfield School at Enfield, N.S. He married Dorothy Rita MacDonell who survives him with a child Colleen: hi parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Edward Garden; a brother, Jerome in the armed forces: five sisters and three younger brothers at home.
Ships served in: SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 19 Sep 1940. Commenced Active Service 19 Sep 1940. HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Sep 1940 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR HMS ALAUNIA - Drafted to ALAUNIA 16 Sep 1940 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR for training HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Jan 1941 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR HMCS ANDRE DUPREE - Drafted to ANDRE DUPREE 07 May 1941 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Oct 1941 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 14 Jan 1942 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR HMCS LOUISBURG - Drafted to LOUISBURG 24 Jan 1942 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR
(RG01) Documents from the Service File of Rayburn Garden (RG02) Photo of ERA Rayburn Garden
Second World War Casualty Index
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