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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FRAYER, Donald Lauren, AB LR III, 2809, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Lauren W. and Nora Grace Frayer, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Frayer 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 Donald Lauren Frayer son of Mr. and Mrs. Lauren W. Frayer, 3361 West Tenth Avenue, Vancouver, was another Vancouver seaman who escaped death in the sinking of HMCS Fraser. He was later to be killed when HMCS Margaree was sunk. He joined the Navy at Esquimalt in 1937, as a boy of 17. His first ship was HMCS Fraser. He also served aboard HMCS Assiniboine and later on HMCS Ottawa. Donald attended Kitailano High School. He was born in Vancouver. (Transcribed from article below)
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 07 Jan 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 01 Aug 1937 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 18 Jul 1938 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 28 Jul 1938 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 09 Nov 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 23 Jun 1939 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 30 Jun 1939 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 13 Oct 1939 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 14 Oct 1939 HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 18 Oct 1939 * Commissioning crew HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 23 Nov 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
(DLF001) Donald Frayer survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER // Article from the Vancouver Sun // Coutesy of Operation Picture Me (DLF002) AB Donald Frayer believed killed // Article from the Hamilton Spectator // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (DLF003) Service file for Donald Frayer // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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