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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GRANAHAN, Edward John, L/Sig, V7566, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of Matthew and Margaret Jane Granahan, of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Frances D. Granahan, of West Saint John, New Brunswick.
L/Sig Granahan died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
Ships served in: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 12 Apr 1939. Commenced Active Service 25 Dec 1939 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated O/Sig 13 Apr 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 May 1940 as an O/Sig, RCNVR * Rated Sig 16 Aug 1940 HMCS ANDREE DUPRE - Drafted to ANDREE DUPRE 04 Sep 1940 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS CAPTOR II (NOIC SAINT JOHN) - Drafted to CAPTOR II 16 Sep 1940 HMCS INVADER - Served in INVADER while drafted to CAPTOR II HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 May 1941 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS PRESCOTT - Drafted to PRESCOTT 17 Jun 1941 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 01 Sep 1941 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS DAUPHIN - Drafted to DAUPHIN 06 Mar 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 29 Jul 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS ST HYACINTHE -Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 21 Aug 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Oct 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II (manning pool) 09 Oct 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS BLAIRMORE - Drafted to BLAIRMORE 12 Oct 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS MULGRAVE - Drafted to MULGRAVE 06 Nov 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Dec 1942 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS SHELBURNE - Drafted to SHELBURNE 07 Jan 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Jul 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 06 Aug 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Oct 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR * Rated A/L/Sig 15 Oct 1943 HMCS
BROCKVILLE - Drafted to BROCKVILLE 30 Oct 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS BRANTFORD - Drafted to BRANTFORD 04 Jan 1944 as an A/L/Sig, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 29 Sep 1944 as an A/L/Sig, RCNVR HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 08 Oct 1944 as an A/L/Sig, RCNVR * Rated L/Sig 15 Oct 1944
(EG01) Portrait of Sig Jack Granahan (EG02) Documents from the Service File of Jack Granahan
Second World War Casualty Index
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