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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MCCLELLAN, John Forbes, AB, 4612, RCN, MPK - 06 Feb 1943, HMCS LOUISBURG - Son of John Fraser and Alice Elaine McClellan, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
AB McClellan died when his ship, HMCS LOUISBURG, which was on convoy duty in the Mediterranean, was sunk by bombs and torpedoes from Italian aircraft.
Able Seaman John Forbes McClellan was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and was the son of John Fraser and Alice Elaine McClellan. John Jr. was a student when he enlisted on July 15, 1941 as a boy seaman at HMCS Queen, Regina, Saskatchewan. He trained at Cornwallis Barracks; the 19 year old seaman was to marry Miss Madeline Clergy, Agricola Street, on his return to Halifax. Miss Clergy learned of his death when she read a newspaper list of those who lost their lives in the Mediterranean sinking.
Ships served in: REGINA DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 15 Jul 1941 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 03 Aug 1941 as a Boy Seaman * Rated OS HMCS MALASPINA - Drafted to MALASPINA 12 Feb 1942 as an OS, RCN * Rated A/ST 14 Feb 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 28 Apr 1942 as an OS, RCN HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 10 May 1942 as an OS, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jun 1942 as an OS, RCN HMCS GODERICH - Drafted to GODERICH 18 Jun 1942 as an OS, RCN * Rated AB 30 Aug 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA - 01 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS LOUISBURG - Drafted to LOUISBURG 26 Nov 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 16 Dec 1942 as an AB, RCN HMCS LOUISBURG - Drafted to LOUISBURG from NIOBE
(JM01) Documents from the Service File of John McClellan (JM02) Article on the death of John McClellan
Second World War Casualty Index
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