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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MARTIN, Jean Marie, L/Sto, 21407, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Adhemar Martin, and of Lydia M. Martin, of Montreal, Quebec.
Leading Stoker Martin 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: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted in the RCN 23 Sep 1936 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 06 Jan 1937 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 28 Oct 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Jan 1938 HMS CRUSADER - Drafted to CRUSADER 29 Apr 1938 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA (former HMS CRUSADER) 01 Jul 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Mar 1940 TSS NORTH STAR - Lent to NORTH STAR from STADACONA 19-31 Mar 1940 HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Drafted to PRINCE HENRY (former TSS NORTH STAR) 01 Apr 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 May 1940 HMCS ST ELOI - Lent to ST ELOI from STADACONA 15-25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCN 01 Sep 1940
Service file for Jean Martin Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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