They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FORD, Frederick James, AB.AF, 29762, RCN, 880 Anti-Submarine Squadron, HMCS SHEARWATER - Son of Gerald Cooper and Ida Ruth Ford of Exeter, Ontario. Brother of Geraldine and Nancy Ford.
AB Ford enlisted in the RCN 09 Jun 1954. He died in hospital in Halifax of a compound fracture to the skull resulting from being struck by an aircraft propeller. AB Ford is buried in the Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Ontario.
Ships served in: HMCS SHEARWATER, 880 Anti-Submarine Squadron
Headstone for AB Ford in the Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Ontario Source: Find-a-Grave
Grave marker for Frederick James Ford Source: Find-a-Grave
AB Ford on the right hand side of wing Source: Sea Wings by J.A. Foster
In Service of Canada - RCN Peacetime Casualty Index
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