They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Russell Hugh Jordan

 

Stoker Petty Officer, 21169, RCN

 

Born: 25 Aug 1901, Carleton Place, Ontario

 

Died: 31 Jan 1942 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

JORDAN, Russell Hugh, Stoker PO, 21169, RCN, MPK - 31 Jan 1942, HMS BELMONT - Son of David Albert and Jessie P. Jordan; husband of Helen L. Jordan, Victoria, BC.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 10 Jul 1924 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN

HMCS THIEPVAL - Served in THIEPVAL 03 Oct 1925 - 27 Apr 1926 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS PATRICIAN - Served in PATRICIAN 30 Apr 1926 - 31 Dec 1926 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS VANCOUVER - Served in VANCOUVER 05 Feb 1928 - 26 Nov 1928 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS ARMENTIERES - Served in ARMENTIERES 27 Nov 1928 - 05 May 1930 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS VANCOUVER - Served in VANCOUVER 06 May 1930 - 16 Jan 1931 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMS VICTORY - Served in VICTORY - 01 Apr 1931 - 09 Jun 1931 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS SKEENA - Served in SKEENA 10 Jun 1931 - 22 Nov 1933 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS VANCOUVER - Served in VANCOUVER 01 Dec 1934 - 25 Nov 1936 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS FRASER - Served in FRASER 22 Jan 1937 - 07 May 1937 as a Sto 1c, RCN

HMCS ARMENTIERES - Served in ARMENTIERES 02 Apr 1938 - 19 Jan 1940 as a Sto 1c and A/L/Sto, RCN.  Rated A/L/Sto 15 Dec 1939

HMCS NANAIMO - Served in NANAIMO 03 May 1941 - 12 May 1941 as an L/Sto and A/Sto PO, RCN. Rated A/Sto Po 12 May 1941

HMCS ST LAURENT - Served in ST LAURENT - 23 May 1941 - 09 Aug 1941 as an A/Sto PO, RCN

HMCS KAMLOOPS - Served in KAMLOOPS 10 Aug 1941 - 12 Sep  1941 as an A/Sto PO, RCN

HMCS COWICHAN - Served in COWICHAN 13 Sep 1941 - 10 Dec 1941 as an A/Sto PO, RCN

HMCS WASAGA - Served in WASAGA 16 Dec 1941 - 07 Jan 1942 as an A/Sto PO, RCN

HMS CALLIOPE (Royal Navy base, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) - Drafted to CALLIOPE 25 Jan 1942

HMS BELMONT - for passage to HMS CALLIOPE 25 Jan 1942

 

RJ01

RJ02

RJ03

RJ04

RJ05

(RJ01-RJ03) Certificate of Service - pages 1 to 3  (RJ04-RJ05) Record of Service

 

RJ06

RJ07

(RJ06) Report of Death  (RJ07) Letter to Sto PO Jordan's widow

 


 

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