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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BODGER, Richard Roy, PO, 2156, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of Walter and Sarah H. Bodger of Vancouver, BC; husband of Vera May Bodger and father of daughter Vera May Bodger (Age 7) of Halifax, NS.
PO Bodger 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: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 08 May 1926 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman 12 Jun 19278 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 05 Feb 1928 * Rated Able Seaman 29 Nov 1929 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Mar 1930 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 16 Apr 1930 HMS NELSON - Drafted to NELSON 05 May 1930 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 06 Jan 1931 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 09 Jun 1931 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 10 Jun 1931 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 02 Aug 1932 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 17 May 1934 HMS EXCELLENT 0 Drafted to EXCELLENT 25 Feb 1935 * Rated Seaman Gunner 01 Jul 1935 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 17 Jul 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Jul 1935 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 16 Aug 1935 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Feb 1936 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 06 Ju n1936 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Sep 1936 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Feb 1937 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 17 Aug 1937 * Rated Gun Layer 28 Oct 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 28 Nov 1937 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 29 Dec 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 15 Apr 1938 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 27 Apr 1938 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCN 01 Dec 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 03 Dec 1938 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 01 Jan 1939 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 14 Jan 1939 * Rated C.R.I. 21 Mar 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 29 Apr 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 19 Jun 1939 * Rated Petty Officer, RCN 01 Oct 1939
Documents from the Service File of Richard Bodger
Second World War Casualty Index
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