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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WILLIAMS, Robert John (Jack), AB, 2805, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Edward and Rachael Williams, of Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Williams 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.
Robert's brother LS James Williams died while serving in HMCS SIOUX.
Williams' Lakes, south of Schoen Lake provincial park, Vancouver Island, BC, is named in honour of Robert John and James Joseph Williams.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 05 Jan 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 01 Aug 1937 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 09 Oct 1937 * Lent to HMCS SKEENA from FRASER 12-29 Oct 1937 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 09 Oct 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 27 Oct 1938 * Rated Seaman Gunner, RCN 12 Dec 1938 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 14 Dec 1938 * Rated Quarters Rating 3rd Class, RCN 01 Jan 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS Fraser on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to Margaree 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
(RJS001) Portrait of Robert John (Jack) Williams (RJS002) Service file for Robert Williams // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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