They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

George Paul Bisson

 

Stoker 1st Class, 21584, RCN

 

Born: 11 Jun 1917, Smith, Alberta

 

Died: 24 Jun 1940 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

BISSON, George Paul, Sto 1c, 21584, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of Georges and Mary Bisson, of Mirror Landing, Alberta

 

Stoker Bisson 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.

 

Awards and  Decoration: 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM), War Medal 1939-1945

 

Ships served in:

HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 26 Apr 1939 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN

HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 29 Jul 1939

* Rated Stoker 1st Class 01 Apr 1940

 

Documents from the Service File of George Bisson

 


 

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