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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MCLUSKIE, William Richard, Victualling Assistant, V25209, RCNVR, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Daniel C. and Jean McLuskie, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Victualling Assistant McLuskie 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 RCNVR 08 Dec 1939 * Commenced Active Service 08 Dec 1939 as a Victualling Assistant, RCNVR HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 06 Feb 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER 25 Jun 1940 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 26 Jun 1940 - Survivor awaiting passage. HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for William McLuskie Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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