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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ARCHER, Arthur Ernest, LS LTO, 2560, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of George and Sarah Ann Archer, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; husband of Neva Genevieve Archer of Vancouver. British Columbia.
LS Archer 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.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 20 Oct 1039 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 01 Jan 1932 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 01 Oct 1932 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Jan 1935 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 06 Jun 1936 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Nov 1936 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman 12 Dec 1936 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 22 Jan 1937 HMS PEMBROKE - Lent to PEMBROKE from FRASER 01 -16 Feb 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Oct 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 01 Nov 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1940 * Rated Leading Torpedoman 10 Feb 1940 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 11 Feb 1940 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 May 1940
(AA01) AB Andrew More, AB Joseph Marcotte, LS Arthur Archer of Winnipeg District reported missing in the sinking of HMCS FRASER (AA02) Documents from the Service File of Arthur Archer
Second World War Casualty Index
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