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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PONDER, Harold Russell, AB, 3632, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Isobel Ponder, of Smithers, British Columbia.
Ships served in: RCNVR DIVISION PRINCE RUPERT - Enlisted 27 Apr 1936 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 30 Jul 1938 - 29 Aug 1938 HMCS ARMENTIERES - Served in ARMENTIERES for training 13-22 Aug 1938 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN for training 19 May 1939 - 20 Jun 1939 HMCS NOOTKA - Served in NOOTKA for training 05-12 Jun 1939 HMCS COMOX - Served in COMOX for training 13-16 Jun 1939 HMCS SKEENA - Note: Harold Ponders service file does not mention a draft to HMCS SKEENA, however, his portrait shows him wearing a SKEENA cap tally. It is possible he served in SKEENA at some point during his RCNVR training and it was not recorded on his Certificate of Service. * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 16 Jun 1939 * Commenced Active Service 10 Sep 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 09 Sep 1939 HMCS SANS PEUR - Drafted to SANS PEUR 14 Nov 1939 * Discharged. Transferred to RCN 05 May 1940 as an Able Seaman, RCN HMCS SANS PEUR - Drafted to SANS PEUR 06 May 1940 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Jun 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Aug 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep 1940
(HRP001) Portrait of Harold Ponder (HRP002) Portrait of Harold Ponder (HRP003) Service file for Harold Ponder // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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