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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LOVE, John Frederick, Sto 1c, V19486, RCNVR, MPK - 12 Jun 1942, HMS GROVE - Son of Robin and Violet Love, of Regina, Saskatchewan; husband of Mabel Patricia (née Rutter) Love and father of Deanna Love, of Sarnia, Ontario.
Stoker Love died when his ship, HMS GROVE, was torpedoed and sunk by two torpedoes from U77 off the northwestern coast of Egypt while accompanying a convoy to Malta. Only 60 of the crew of 170 were saved.
John Frederick Love - The Sarnia War Remembrance Project - Researched by / Courtesy of Tom Slater
Ships served in: WINDSOR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 07 Aug 1941 * Commenced Active Service 11 Aug 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Oct 1941 HMT BERGENSFJORD for passage to the UK. (photo of the Bergensfjord) RNB CHATHAM - Drafted to Royal Naval Base CHATHAM 09 Jan 1942 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR
Service file for John Love Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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