They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Alphonse Leroy Hare

 

Telegraphist, V25675, RCNVR

 

Born: 25 Feb 1921, North Sydney, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia

 

Died: 07 Dec 1941 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

HARE, Alphonse Leroy, Tel, V25675, RCNVR, MPK - 07 Dec 1941, HMCS WINDFLOWER - Son of Rupert A. and Rebecca Hare, of North Sydney, Nova Scotia.

 

When Alphonse's died his brother, Tel Sanford Hare, was serving as a Telegraphist at the Wireless Telegraph Station St. John's, Nfld.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS STADACONA for SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION, RCNVR - Enlisted 16 Sep 1940.

* Rated O/Tel 01 Nov 1940

HMCS ADVERSUS - Served in ADVERSUS 09 Jan 1941 - 25 May 1941 as an O/Tel, RCNVR

HMCS VENTURE II - Drafted to VENTURE II 26 May 1941 as an O/Tel, RCNVR

HMCS MATAPEDIA - Served in MATAPEDIA 28 May 1941 - 11 Aug 1941 as an O/Tel and Tel, RCNVR

* Rated Tel 16 Jun 1941

HMCS STADACONA II (HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL) - Drafted to HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL 12 Aug 1941 as a Tel, RCNVR

* Rated W/T (TO) 23 Aug 1941

HMCS WINDFLOWER - Drafted to WINDFLOWER 06 Oct 1941 as a Tel, RCNVR

 

AH01

AH02

AH03

AH04

(AH01-AH02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2

(AH03) Report of Death

(Ah04) Letter to Tel Hare's mother

 


 

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