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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WOOD, Stanley Edmondson, AB LR III, 3094, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Percy Gordon Wood and Olive Mary Wood, of Vancouver, British Columbia; husband of Lola Blanche Wood, of Vancouver.
Able Seaman Wood, 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 Wood was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Wood, of Ogema, where Mr. Wood is Royal Bank manager. Besides his parents he is survived by his wife and 11 months old son, Gordon, in Vancouver. Born in Eastend, Saskatchewan, on July 02, 1919. He attended schools at Moosomin and Ogema. He joined the navy at Esquimalt in September 15, 1937. He served on the Fraser, later a mine sweeper. In England waiting for HMCS Margaree to be fitted he was attached to land Defence force in charge of a Lewis Gun.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 12 Sep 1937 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 30 May 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 29 Oct 1938 * Rated Ordinary Telegraphist, RCN 10 Dec 1938 * Transferred. Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 09 Aug 1939 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 11 Aug 1939 HMCS COMOX - Drafted to COMOX 19 Aug 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 May 1940 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 20 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Stanley Wood Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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