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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WATT, Thomas, Sto PO, 21232, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Husband of Elizabeth Watt, of Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Stoker PO Watt died when his ship, HMCS FRASER, was in a collision with HMS CALCUTTA 12 miles due west of Pointe de la Coubre light at the Gironde River mouth and sank as a result with the loss of 65 of her crew.
Stoker Petty Officer Thomas Watt was was a former well known soccer player of Victoria, being a member of Esquimalt and Nanaimo teams. He attended Lampson Street and Esquimalt High Schools. He leaves a wife Elizabeth Watt and is parents Mr. and Mrs. Simon Watt.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 20 Apr 1928 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 20 Jun 1928 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 09 Apr 1929 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 20 Apr 1929 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Jan 1930 HMS DAUNTLESS - Drafted to DAUNTLESS 05 Jun 1930 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 28 Aug 1930 HMS FISGARD - Drafted to FISGARD 29 Dec 1930 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 16 May 1931 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 10 Jun 1931 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Apr 1932 HMCS YPRES - Drafted to YPRES 26 Apr 1932 * Rated Leading Stoker, RCN 01 Jan 1933 HMCS FESTUBERT - Drafted to FESTUBERT 14 Jan 1933 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 01 Jan 1934 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 15 Apr 1934 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 18 Jun 1934 * Rated Acting Stoker Petty Officer, RCN 13 Apr 1935 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 21 Nov 1935 * Rated Stoker Petty Officer, RCN 13 Apr 1936 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 26 Nov 1936 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 22 Jan 1937 HMS PEMBROKE - Lent to PEMBROKE 01-16 Feb 1937 while serving in FRASER
Documents from the Service File of Thomas Watt
Second World War Casualty Index
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