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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CARSE, James Gilbert, Sto 2c, 21680, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940 - HMCS MARGAREE - Son of James McKenzie Carse, and of Jessie Carse, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Stoker Carse 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: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 15 Jan 1940 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Jun 1940 HMCS GASPÉ - Drafted to GASPÉ 19 Jun 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Aug 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep 1940
(JGC001) Article on Stoker James Carse // Excerpt from an article in the Vancouver Sun 28 Oct 1940 // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (JGC002) Service file for James Carse // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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