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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MacDOUGALL, Gordon Willard, Shipwright 4c, 40667, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Edward A. and Annie F. MacDougall, of Spryfield, Nova Scotia.
Shipwright MacDougall 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: SPECIAL SERVICE COMPANY RCNVR - Enlisted in the RCNVR 09 Sep 1939 * Commenced Active Service 09 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Sep 1939 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 22 Feb 1940 * Discharged 05 Mar 1940 * Transferred to the RCN 05 Mar 1940 as an Acting Shipwright 4th Class, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Mar 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Gordon MacDougall Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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