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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SMITH, Charles Dunsmore, OS, 3307, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of Herbert W. and Verna M. Smith, of Ogema, Saskatchewan.
OS Smith 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.
When HMCS Fraser went down, Charles Dunsmore Smith, seaman, of Ogema, Sask., was among the killed. He had just passed his 21st birthday. Born a few miles from Ogema, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Smith are farmers, he attended school at Key West and Ogema. He was athletic, active in sports and popular in his community. He joined the navy Oct. 1, 1938, and with a year was in convoy work first from Halifax, then in the West Indies, and finally in European waters. Besides his parents, a brother, Walter, and a sister, Dorothy, survive. (Transcription of article below)
Dunsmore Bay was named for him in 1951. A dozen years later he was given a duplicate honour when Smith Island at the entrance to Thompson Bay, Davin Lake, was also named for him.
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Article on the death of Charles D. Smith
* Note: the service file for Charles Dunsmore Smith is not available on the LAC website.
Second World War Casualty Index
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