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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FECTEAU, Ernest, Chief Ordnance Artificer, 21180, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of Joseph A. and Emilie Fecteau of Quebec City; husband of Alice Fecteau also of Quebec City.
CH OA Ernest Fecteau 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.
Ships served in: QUEBEC HALF COMPANY RCNVR - Enlisted 29 Jun 1923 as a Motor Mechanic, RCNVR HMS HOOD - Served in HOOD 05 Jul 1924 - 05 Aug 1924 for a training cruise * Transferred to the RCN 08 Aug 1925 as an A/OA 4c, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to Stadacona 08 Aug 1925 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 04 Jan 1926 for Hydraulics Course HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 21 Aug 1926 * Rated OA 4c, RCN 21 Aug 1926 HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 01 Jul 1928 * Rated OA 3c, RCN 08 Aug 1928 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Dec 1929 HMCS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 09 Aug 1930 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Oct 1930 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 01 Jan 1931 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 10 Jun 1931 * Rated OA 2c, RCN 08 Aug 1932 * Rated Chief OA 2c, RCN 01 Apr 1933 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Ju n1933 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 08 Jun 1935 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Sep 1938 * Rated Chief OA 1c, RCN 01 Apr 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 23 Nov 1939
(EF01) Documents from the Service File of Ernest Fecteau (EF02) Telegram to the wife of Ernest Fecteau
(below) Article on Ernest Fecteau from the RCN's Lookout Newspaper 13 Nov 2023
Second World War Casualty Index
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