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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HOLLAND, James Robert, Sig, 2882, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of William C. and Beatrice Holland, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Signalman Holland 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 04 Mar 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 28 Aug 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Oct 1937 * Rated Boy Signalman, RCN 03 Dec 1937 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 01 Jan 1938 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCN 25 Apr 1938 HMS DANAE - Drafted to DANAE 28 Sep 1938 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 29 Oct 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Dec 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 10 Jan 1939 * Rated Signalman, RCN 17 Mar 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 17 Jun 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1960 * Commissioning crew
Service file for James Holland Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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