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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PRICE, John Roberts, CPO, 2082, RCNVR, MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of Albert and Marjorie Price, of Victoria, British Columbia; husband of Gladys Gloria W. Price, of Ottawa, Ontario.
CPO Price 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 28 Jan 1924 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS PATRICIAN - Drafted to PATRICIAN 01 Oct 1924 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 01 Jan 1925 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Apr 1925 HMS VERNON - Drafted to VERNON 13 Nov 1925 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCN 08 Mar 1926 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 16 Apr 1926 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 01 Jul 1926 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 28 Jan 1928 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 05 Feb 1928 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 18 Sep 1928 HMS BENBOW - Drafted to BENBOW 28 Dec 1928 HMS EMPEROR OF INDIA - Drafted to EMPEROR OF INDIA 07 May 1929 HMS VICTORY I - Drafted to VICTORY I 04 Sep 1939 HMS VERNON - Drafted to VERNON 11 Sep 1939 * Rated Leading Torpedoman, RCN 22 Jan 1930 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 07 Feb 1930 HMS VICTORY I - Drafted to VICTORY I 16 Jan 1931 HMCS VERNON - Drafted to VERNON 27 Jan 1931 * Re-qual as Leading Torpedoman, RCN 25 Mar 1931 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 01 Apr 1931 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 12 May 1931 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 30 May 1931 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Dec 1931 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Dec 1932 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCN 01 Dec 1933 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1934 HMS VERNON - Drafted to VERNON 22 Jan 1934 * Rated Torpedo Gunner's Mate, RCN 13 Jul 1934 HMCS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 18 Aug 1934 HMS NELSON - Drafted to NELSON 03 Oct 1934 * Rated Petty Officer, RCN 01 Dec 1934 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 12 Apr 1934 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 10 Jun 1936 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Nov 1936 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 01 Jul 1939 * Rated Chief Petty Officer, RCN 10 Dec 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Feb 1940 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 12 Feb 1940
Documents from the Service File of John Price
Second World War Casualty Index
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