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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
VENNE, Joseph Raoul Georges, VA, 40502, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Jean Paul and the late Mathilda Venne, of L'Assomption, Quebec.
Victualling Assistant Venne 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 23 Sep 1937 as an Victualling Assistant, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 20 Oct 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 23 Aug 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Sep 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 16 Dec 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER ON 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Joseph Venne Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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