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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BREBBER, John Grant, L/Sto, 21501, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of John Brebber, and of Martha F. Brebber, of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan.
Leading Stoker Brebber 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.
Leading Stoker John Grant Brebber, son of Mrs. Martha F. Brebber, of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. He enlisted on September 13, 1937, Esquimalt, British Columbia. He was a farmer before enlisting. He was also a survivor of HMCS Fraser. Mrs. Brebber stated in his last letter, he said he was on three weeks sick leave. He was in hospital in England from June 04 to September 16, suffering from tropical fever. He saw service in the West Indies prior to going to England. As a young boy Leading Stoker Brebber always wanted to be in the navy and to make the sea his life work. Jackie was born at Lacombe, Alberta, attended school at Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. He was the son of John and Martha Brebber of Manyberries, Alberta. After John's death Martha married John Flynn (1929) and moved to the String Butte district south of Gull Lake. His brother George and half-brothers Jerome and Richard Flynn plus half-sister Florence also served in the Navy. (Source: Ultimate Sacrifice by Robert D'Aoust)
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 13 Sep 1937 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 21 May 1938 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 06 Sep 1938 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker 15 Oct 1940
Service file for John Brebber Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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