They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

John Daniel Cox

 

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, V35391, RCNVR

 

Born: 28 Sep 1913, Toronto, Ontario

 

Died: 18 Mar 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

COX, John Daniel, ERA 4c, V35391, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Roy and Perro Cox, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Marion Ann Elizabeth and father of John Daniel Cox, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Charles.

 

ERA Cox died when his ship, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH, was torpedoed and sunk by U-868 in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 53 of her crew

 

Ships served in:

HMCS YORK - Enlisted 05 May 1942. Commenced Active Service 05 May 1942 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 May 1942 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR

HMCS PRINCE DAVID - Drafted to PRINCE DAVID 23 Jul 1942 as an ERA 5c, RCNVR

* Rated A/ERA 4c 21 Nov 1942

HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 12 Jan 1943 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR

HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 13 Mar 1943 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jun 1942 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR

HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 23 Aug 1943 as an A/ERA 4c, RCNVR

 

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(JC01) Documents from the Service File of John Cox

(JC02) Article from the Toronto Telegram Apr 1945 on John Cox missing at sea

(JC03) Article from the Toronto Star Apr 1945 on John Cox missing at sea

 


 

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