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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SMITH, Cedric De Herries, L/Sig, 2533, RCN, MPK: 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Augustus De Herries Smith, and of Maria Ann B. Smith, of Edmonton, Alberta. Brother of Desmond Smith who died on October 23, 1944 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Leading Signalman Smith 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 in the RCN 05 Jun1930 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 15 Aug 1931 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCN 06 May 1932 HMS VICTORY I - Drafted to VICTORY I 24 Jun 1932 HMS CENTAUR - Drafted to CENTAUR 07 Jul 1932 HMS CAIRO - Drafted to CAIRO 19 Aug 1932 * Rated Signalman, RCN 14 Nov 1932 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 22 Jul 1933 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 01 Oct 1933 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 01 Jan 1935 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 11 Oct 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 30 Nov 1935 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 10 Jan 1936 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 10 Oct 1936 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 24 Nov 1936 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 22 Jan 1937 HMS PEMBROKE - Lent to PEMBROKE from FRASER 01-16 Feb 1937 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 27 Nov 1937 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 09 Nov 1938 * Rated Acting Leading Signalman, RCN 20 Jun 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 07 Nov 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Jun 1940 HMS DIANA - Drafted to DIANA 21 Jul 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE (former HMS DIANA) 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Cedric Smith Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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