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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ROWE, Frederick Edward, LS, 2719, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Edward Alonzo Rowe and Lillian Mae Rowe, of Halifax, Nova Scotia; husband of Rita Winnifred Rowe, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Leading Seaman Rowe 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.
Frederick's father, Edward Alonzo Rowe, 40305, Officers Cook, also served in the RCN.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 09 Sep 1935 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 04 Jan 1936 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 16 Jun 1936 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 05 Jul 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Jun 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 29 Nov 1938 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCN 02 Dec 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Mar 1940 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 15 Jun 1940 * Rated Leading Torpedoman, RCN 15 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep 1940
(FER001) Frederick Edward Rowe (FER002) Letter received by Reta Rowe about the loss of her husband when HMCS Margaree H60 was sunk (FER003) Service file for Frederick Rowe // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
(FER005) Five crew of HMCS SAGUENAY, 09 Jan 1938, Bermuda // Fred Rowe standing, 2nd from left (FER006) Meisner and Fred Rowe (right), HMCS SAGUENAY, Puerto Culebra, Costa Rica 1938 (FER007) Fred Rowe (right) and shipmate, Panama, HMCS SAGUENAY, 1938 (FER008) Fred Rowe on HMCS SAGUENAY, Acapulco, Mexico, 1938 (FER009) Fred Rowe (left) and Dinty Moore on HMCS SAGUENAY, Acapulco, Mexico, 1938 From the collection of Jean Martin Courtesy of Jean Martin via Vignettes of Reta
Second World War Casualty Index
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