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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FRANKHAM, David George, AB, 3313, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Charles F. and Ethel Frankham, of Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Frankham 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: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 13 Oct 1938 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 10 Jul 1939 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 04 Aug 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 04 Aug 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for David Frankham Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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