They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Earl Cameron Hicks

 

Petty Officer Cook (S), 40396, RCN

 

Born: 25 Jan 1915, Buckingham, Quebec

 

Died: 25 Jun 1940 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

HICKS, Earl Cameron, PO Ck (S), 40396, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of John and Clara Elizabeth Hicks, of Buckingham, Province of Quebec.

 

PO Hicks 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 STADACONA - Enlisted 01 Jun 1933 as an Assistant Cook, RCN

* Rated Cook 31 Mar 1934

HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 02 Jul 1935

* Rated Cook (S) 01 Aug 1935

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Ju n1936

HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 31 Jan 1937

* Rated Leading Cook (S) 15 Nov 1937

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Jan 1938

HMCS FUNDY - Drafted to FUNDY 02 Sep 1938

HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 01 Nov 1938

* Rated PO Cook (S) 01 Jul 1939

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Aug 1939

HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 17 Oct 1939

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Oct 1939

HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 26 Feb 1940

 

Documents from the Service File of Earl Hicks

 


 

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