In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in: SS NERISSA - Charles Kent was a passenger aboard the SS NERISSA and survived her sinking
Excerpt from a newspaper article: FROM A STRETCHER, Telegraphist Charles J. "Chuck" Kent (above) tells of the 2,000-pound bomb that struck HMCS ATHABASKAN off the coast of Spain and caused the loss of his two legs. He is shaking hands with his brother, Albert Kent, on arrival in Calgary today. (From the Calgary Herald 17 Dec 1943)
Below - Article on Tel Charles Kent surviving the glider-bomb attack on HMCS ATHABASKAN G07 Click on the article to view a larger image
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