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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
UNDERWOOD, John Comber, AB, 3072, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Peter Underwood, and of Annie E. Underwood, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Underwood 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.
Able Seaman John Comber Underwood, age 20, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Underwood, 1215 Pembroke Street, Victoria, BC. He was born in Stettler, AB and went to Victoria in 1927. He joined the Navy as a boy seaman at the age of 17.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 13 Sep 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 30 May 1938 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 07 Aug 1938 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 12 Jan 1939 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 06 Nov 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Nov 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 17 Jan 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
Service file for John Underwood Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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