They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Frederick James Ford

 

Able Seaman Air Fitter, 29762, RCN

 

Born: 03 Jul 1936, Exeter, Ontario

 

Died: 30 Jan 1957, Halifax, Nova Scoita

 

Book of Remembrance

 

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

 


 

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