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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PADDON, James Weymuth, AB, 2730, RCN, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of George Henry and Delina Elizabeth Paddon, of Windsor, Ontario; husband of Elizabeth Ann Paddon, of Windsor.
AB Paddon 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.
James' brother George Howard Paddon served in the RCNVR during the Second World War. His brother John Neil Paddon joined the RCN post war.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 09 Sep 1935 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman 16 Sep 1936 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 16 Jun 1936 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Feb 1937 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 24 Apr 1937 * Rated Able Seaman 21 May 1937 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 04 Jan 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 21 Apr 1938 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 11 Feb 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Apr 1939 HMS OSPREY - Drafted to OSPREY 23 Jun 1939 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 04 Oct 1939 HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 18 Oct 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Lent to STADACONA from ASSINIBOINE 10-12 Nov 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 13 Nov 1939 HMCS SAGUENAY - Lent to SAGUENAY from FRASER 03-04 Mar 1940 HMCS SAGUENAY - Lent to SAGUENAY from FRASER 10-11 Mar 1940
(JP01-JP03) Newspaper articles on the death of AB James Paddon (JP04) Documents from the Service File of James Paddon
Second World War Casualty Index
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