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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BEAUCAMP, Gerald Joseph Constantine, AB, 2807, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of James E. and Cora Constance Beaucamp, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Beaucamp 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 05 Jan 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 01 May 1937 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to Fraser 09 Aug 1937 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 31 Jul 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 03 Sep 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 19 Nov 1938. Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940. HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
(GJCB001) Excerpt from an Article in the Vancouver Sun 28 Oct 1940 (GJCB002) Service file for Gerald Beaucamp // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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