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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CAROLAN, Robert Emmett, Sto 1c, 21483, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of Thomas F. and Mary Ellen Nellie Carolan, of Consort, Alberta.
Stoker Carolan 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 12 Jul 1937 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 29 Dec 1937 * Rated Stoker 1st Class 12 Jul 1938
Documents from the Service File of Robert Carolan
Second World War Casualty Index
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