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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GILL, John Henry Ordinance Artificer 4c, V3332, RCNVR MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of John Gill, and of Elizabeth Gill, of Verdun, Province of Quebec.
Ordnance Artificer Gill 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: QUEBEC DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 03 Aug 1937 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR CAMP VALCARTIER - Served in CAMP VALCARTIER for training 04 Sep 1937 - 06 Sep 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 27 Jun 1938 - 09 Jul 1938 CAMP VALCARTIER - Served in CAMP VALCARTIER for training 03 Sep 1938 - 05 Sep 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 17 Jul 1939 - 29 Jul 1939 * Commenced Active Service 29 Sep 1939 as an Acting Ordnance Artificer 4th Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1940 DEMS MONTREAL - Drafted to DEMS MONTREAL 12 Apr 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jul 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
Service file for John Gill Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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