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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
DAY, Stanley Gordon, LVA, 40513, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Richard Thomas Day and Phoebe Day, of Victoria, British Columbia; husband of Eileen Violet Day, of Victoria.
Leading Victualling Assistant Day died when his ship, HMCS MARGAREE, was struck by the freighter SS Port Fairy while in convoy and was sunk. 143 of her crew were lost, 86 of them were survivors of HMCS FRASER.
Leading Victualling Assistant Stanley Gordon Day, age 21 was born and educated at Victoria High School, Victoria, B.C. He joined the Navy on 01 Sep 1937 and was a star basketball player for the Navy team. Before joining the Navy he served in the First Battalion, Canadian Scottish in 1936 and part of 1937. He married Eileen Violet Peden on 06 Nov 1939 He is survived by his wife Eileen Violet Peden and a three week old daughter Sharon.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 05 Oct 1937 as a Victualling Assistant, RCN HMS COMET - Drafted to COMET 03 Jun 1938 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE (former HMS COMET) - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 01 Jul 1938 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 04 May 1939 * Rated Leading Victualling Assistant, RCN 01 Jun 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Discharged Dead 22 Oct 1940
Service file for Stanley Gordon Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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