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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HARRINGTON, Edgar, Sto 2c, 21680, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Freeman and Sarah Alice Harrington, of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
Stoker Harrington 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.
Stoker Edgar Harrington, Age 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman and Sarah Alice Harrington, Parrsboro, was reported missing in HMCS Margaree disaster. He joined the R.C.N in January, 1940. Two brothers Charles at Aldershoot and John at Amherst are on active service. Two other brothers are Percy and Kenneth at home. His sisters are Jean and Gladys at home and Mrs. William Adams, Truro, whose husband is in England.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 16 Jan 1940 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Jun 1940 HMCS GASPE - Drafted to GASPE 19 Jun 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Aug 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940
Service file for Edgar Harrington Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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