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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MACKIE, Ronald, AB, 3263, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of William M. and Violet Mackie, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Mackie 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.
Able Seaman Ronald Mackie age 21 joined the navy in 1938 and was a survivor of HMCS Fraser sinking only to die when HMCS Margaree was lost. His mother resides at 66 East Fortieth Avenue. (Excerpt from an article in the Vancouver Sun 28 Oct 1940)
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 03 Oct 1938 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 05 May 1939 * Rated Able Seaman 10 Apr 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Ronald Mackie Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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