They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

James Herbert Westcott

 

Able Seaman Layer Rating 2nd Class, 2237, RCN

 

Born: 03 Jan 1910, Victoria, British Columbia

 

Died: 06 Nov 1939, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Book of Remembrance

 

WESTCOTT, James Herbert, AB, 2237, RCN died - 06 Nov 1939, HMCS FRASER - Son of Julia Westcott, of Victoria, British Columbia.

 

AB Westcott died onboard HMCS Fraser due to cardiac failure. He is buried the the Veterans' Cemetery, Esquimalt, BC, Naval Section. Grave 173.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 07 May 1928 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN

HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 14 Sep 1928

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 14 Oct 1928

HMCS VANCOUVER - Draftee to VANCOUVER 18 Oct 1928

* Rated Able Seaman, RCN 29 Nov 1929

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Apr 1930

HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 09 Aug 1930

HMS WARSPITE - Drafted to WARSPITE 23 Aug 1930

HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 04 Dec 1930

* Rated Seaman Gunner, RCN 01 May 1931

HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 04 Jun 1931

HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 25 Jun 1931

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Jan 1933

HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT - 15 Jan 1933

SS DUCHESS OF ATHOL - for passage to the UK departed Halifax 15 Jan 1933 

* Rated Gun Layer 2nd Class, RCN 13 Apr 1933

HMS WARSPITE - Drafted to WARSPITE 06 May 1933

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 11 Nov 1933

HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 03 Jan 1934

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 14 Jan 1937

HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 20 Oct 1937

* Rated Layer Rating 2nd Class, RCN 01 Jan 1939

* Rated Acting Leading Seaman 01 Nov 1939

 

 

Documents from the Service File of James Westcott

 


 

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