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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PENNEY, Selby Jack, AB, A991, RCNR, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Ambrose and Mary E. Penney, of Napadogan, New Brunswick. Husband of Naomi Penney, of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
Able Seaman Penney 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 31 Oct 1939 as an Able Seaman, RCNR HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 24 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 Selby Penney Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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