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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
JONES, Alfred Ernest, OS, 3422, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940 - HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Isaac and Lily Jones, of New Westminster, British Columbia.
Ordinary Seaman Jones 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.
Ordinary Seaman Alfred Ernest Jones was a hero when the Canadian destroyer HMCS Fraser was sunk last June and four years ago when he rescued three people from drowning in two separate near fatalities at White Rock and Vancouver. Ordinary Seaman Jones, age 17, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac and Lily Jones, of New Westminster, British Columbia. He is believed to have died in the sinking of HMCS Margaree. Young Jones saved hundreds of lives when he defused depth charges on HMCS Fraser that would have exploded had they hit the water. Four years ago he rescued Arthur Oxenham and Lisa Scott from drowning at White Rock and Jean Oxenham from a similar fate at Second Beach.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 31 Jul 1939 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jan 1940 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 06 Mar 1940 * Rated Ordinary Seaman 01 Aug 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
(AEJ001) Article on the death of Alfred Jones (AEJ002) Service file for Alfred Jones // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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