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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HICKS, Earl Cameron, PO Ck (S), 40396, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of John and Clara Elizabeth Hicks, of Buckingham, Province of Quebec.
PO Hicks 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 STADACONA - Enlisted 01 Jun 1933 as an Assistant Cook, RCN * Rated Cook 31 Mar 1934 HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 02 Jul 1935 * Rated Cook (S) 01 Aug 1935 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Ju n1936 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 31 Jan 1937 * Rated Leading Cook (S) 15 Nov 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Jan 1938 HMCS FUNDY - Drafted to FUNDY 02 Sep 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 01 Nov 1938 * Rated PO Cook (S) 01 Jul 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Aug 1939 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 17 Oct 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Oct 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 26 Feb 1940
Documents from the Service File of Earl Hicks
Second World War Casualty Index
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