They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

John Morris Gregory Smart

 

Lieutenant, O-67710, RCNVR

 

Born: 11 Oct 1923, Toronto, Ontario

 

Died: 16 Apr 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

SMART, John Morris Gregory, Lt, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of William Lynn Baily Smart, and of Dorothy P. Smart, of Ottawa, Ontario; husband of Maud Jocelyn Smart, of Toronto, Ontario.

 

Lt Smart died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS YORK - Enlisted 16 Oct 1942. Commenced Active Service 01 Apr 1943 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Appointed to CORNWALLIS 08 Sep 1943 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR for Executive Officer's Course

HMCS KINGS - Appointed to KINGS 23 Oct 1943 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR for Training and Disposal

HMCS SAULT STE MARIE - Appointed to SAULT STE MARIE 29 Jan 1944 as a SLt, RCNVR

* Appointed A/Lt 01 Apr 1944

HMCS ESQUIMALT - Appointed to ESQUIMALT 12 Oct 1944 as an A/Lt, RCNVR as XO

 

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(JS01) Article on the death of Lt John Smart

(JS02) Documents from the Service File of John Smart

 


 

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