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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
DICKENS, Alexander James William, OS, V9575, RCNVR, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of James William Dickens, and of Millicent Dickens, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Ordinary Seaman Dickens 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.
Ships served in: WINNIPEG DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 01 Feb 1939 as a Bugler, RCNVR * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR 15 Mar 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Jul 1939 for training until 14 Aug 1939 HMCS COMOX - Served in COMOX for training 31 Jul 1939 - 12 Aug 1939 while drafted to NADEN * Commenced Active Service 07 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Jan 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Discharged Dead 22 Oct 1940
Service file for Alexander Dickens Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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