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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CRAIG, Frederick Thomas, Sto PO, A1053, RCNR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Daniel Thomas and Charlotte Craig, Halifax, Nova Scotia; husband of Nora Edith Sara Craig and father of Noreen and Freda of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Daniel, Robert, Harry, Adelaide and Doris.
Stoker Petty Officer Craig died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305. Of her crew of 149, there was only 1 survivor. HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 and the survivors were picked up by HMS ITCHEN K277 which was in turn sunk on 23 Sep 1943. Other than a couple crew members that were identified by the sole survivor of ST CROIX as having been on ITCHEN it is not known which crew members died in the sinking of ITCHEN so all ST CROIX crew are listed as having died on 20 Sep 1943.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 23 Nov 1939 as a Stoker, RCN(R) HMCS FESTUBERT (GATE VESSEL II) - Drafted to FESTUBERT 29 Nov 1939 HMCS FUNDY - Drafted to FUNDY 20 Sep 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Nov 1940 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCNR 23 Nov 1940 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 21 Jan 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 May 1941 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 10 Jul 1941 * Rated Leading Stoker, RCNR 23 Nov 1941 * Rated Acting Stoker Petty Officer 26 Jan 1943
Service file for Frederick Craig Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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