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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
OVERY, Ernest Kenneth, Sto PO, 21344, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Henry G. and Louisa Overy, of Errington, British Columbia. Husband of Winnifred Evelyn Overy, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Stoker Petty Officer Overy 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 NADEN - Enlisted 03 Jan 1933 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 01 Apr 1933 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 01 Jan 1934 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 22 Jun 1935 HMS DANAE - Drafted to DANAE 06 Jul 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Aug 1935 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Drafted to ARMENTIERES 02 Oct 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 16 Oct 1935 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 28 Jul 1936 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 26 Apr 1938 HMCS DRAKE - Drafted to DRAKE 10 Jun 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 29 Oct 1938 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCN 01 Nov 1938 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 17 Jan 1939 * Rated Leading Stoker, RCN 01 Nov 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Ernest Overy Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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