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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ESTABROOKS, Vernon Williams, AB LR III, 2870, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Archibald James Estabrooks and Gertrude Sophia Estabrooks, of Sackville, New Brunswick; husband of Irene C. Estabrooks, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Able Seaman Estabrooks 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 STADACONA - Enlisted 01 Mar 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 28 Aug 1937 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 07 Jan 1938 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 07 Apr 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Sep 1939 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 19 Feb 1940 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 09 Mar 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940. Commissioning crew
Service file for Vernon Estabrooks Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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