In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

 

Joseph Fernand Edward Philias (Fern) Mitchell

 

Able Seaman, V6853, RCNVR

 

Born: 17 Dec 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

 

Died: 21 Feb 1992, Ontario, Canada

 

MITCHELL, Joseph Fernand Edward Philias (Fern) - Canada Post 30-year employee retired; Veteran Second World War.  In hospital on Friday, February 21, 1992, Joseph Fernand Mitchell, age 70 years.  Beloved husbnad of Edna St. Amour-Gosselin.  Dear step-father of Richard, Roland, Rosaire and Rene Gosselin.  Found grandfather of Jacqueline and Tanya.  Dear brother of Bernard, Armand and step-brother of Henri and Charlie.  Resting at The Kelly Funeral Home, 585 Somerset Street (centretown), where the Mitchell family will received friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.  Funeral Monday to Holy Rosary Church for Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.  Interment Notre Dame Cemetery.  In Memoriam Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society appreciated.  (Click here to view the obituary as published)

 

Ships served in:

OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 02 Jun 1941

* Commenced Active Service 09 Jun 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR

HMCS BYTOWN - Drafted to BYTOWN 21 Jun 1941

OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR - Drafted to OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR 04 Aug 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Aug 1941

HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 03 Oct 1941

HMCS THE PAS - Drafted to THE PAS 22 Oct 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jan 1942

HMCS THE PAS - Drafted to THE PAS 23 Jan 1942

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Jul 1942

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 10 Sep 1942

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 05 Dec 1942

ML Q078 - Drafted to Q078 21 Feb 1943

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Jul 1943

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 19 Aug 1943

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Sep 1943

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 02 Nov 1943

HMCS MIMICO - Draft to MIMICO 08 Feb 1944

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 14 Mar 1944

HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 03 Apr 1944

* Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 09 Jun 1945

HMCS CARLETON - Drafted to CARLETON 30 Jul 1945

* Demobilized 28 Aug 1945

 

Certificate of Service for Fernand Mitchell

 


 

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