They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CLARK, John Richardson, OS, 3431, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of William and Ellen Verena Clark, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
OS Clark 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 31 Jul 1939 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jan 1940 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to Fraser 06 Mar 1940 * Rated Ordinary Seaman 21 Mar 1940
(JC01) OS John Clark Killed - Winnipeg Evening Tribune (JC02) Documents from the Service File of John Clark
Second World War Casualty Index
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