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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MAYNARD, William Henry, Steward, A826, RCNR, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Lily J. Snow, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Steward Maynard 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.
William Maynard was a Steward on the Lady Nelson before he joined the navy.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 22 Sep 1939 as a Steward, RCNR HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 30 Oct 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for William Maynard Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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