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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PEGNEM, John Charles, PO, 3227, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Patrick and Clara Pegnem. Husband of Gladys M. Pegnem, of Montreal, Quebec.
Petty Officer Pegnem 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 06 Feb 1938 as an Able Seaman, RCN * Rated Petty Officer, RCN 07 Feb 1938 LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Drafted to LONDON DIVISION RCNVR 10 Dec 1938 as an Instructor HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 May 1940 NOIC SYDNEY - Drafted to NOIC SYDNEY 29 May 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep 1940
Service file for John Pegnem Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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