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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.
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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