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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LEWIS, Bernard Arthur, Commissioned Gunner, O-41902, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Arthur J. and Margaret Ann Lewis; husband of Dorothy Ruth Lewis, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Commissioned Gunner Lewis 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.
Bernard Arthur Lewis was born at Margate, England, on January 29, 1905. Gnr. Lewis was educated at King George School at Calgary, Alta., and the Edmonton Technical School. He had been in service for a number of years, joining at Halifax, N.S., in 1922. Gnr. Lewis married in 1931, Dorothy Ruth Lane by whom he is survived at Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C., together with his two daughters, Margaret and Doreen. His father Arthur Lewis was killed in the First World War.
Ships served in: * Served in the RCN 18 Oct 1921 - 07 Jul 1922 as a Boy Seaman * Served in the RCN 05 May 1923 - 19 Jun 1931 * Discharged 19 Jun 1931. Transferred to Commissioned Rank * Appointed as Acting Commissioned Gunner 20 Jun 1931 HMS VERNON - Appointed to VERNON 20 Jun 1931. HMS VICTORY - Lent to VICTORY from VERNON 13 Jul 1921 - 21 Aug 1931 HMS DRYAD - Lent to DRYAD from VERNON 07-08 Sep 1931 HMS NELSON - Appointed to NELSON 21 Oct 1931 HMS VERNON - Appointed to VERNON 04 Jan 1932 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 12 Feb 1932 HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Appointed to CHAMPLAIN 03 May 1932 HMCS VANCOUVER - Appointed to VANCOUVER 08 Apr 1935 HMCS NADEN - Appointed to NADEN 26 Nov 1936 HMCS FRASER - Appointed to Fraser 17 Feb 1937 as Gnr (T), RCN * Appointed Commissioned Gunner, RCN 01 Feb 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMS VERNON - Appointed to VERNON Jul 1940 for Controlled Mining Course HMCS MARGAREE - Appointed to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Bernard Lewis Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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