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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HENDERSON, James Marvin, Sig, 2939, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Iris U. Henderson, of Washington D.C., USA.
Signalman Henderson 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 1- May 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 24 Oct 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Nov 1937 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCN 03 Dec 1937 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 01 Jan 1938 for HM SIGNAL SCHOOL, Portsmouth for training as a Signalman HMS DANEA - Drafted to DANEA 28 Sep 1938 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 29 Oct 1939 for HM SIGNAL SCHOOL, Portsmouth for training as a Signalman HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 03 Dec 1938 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 17 Jan 1939 * Rated Signalman, RCN 17 May 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 as a Sig, RCN * Commissioning Crew
Service file for James Henderson Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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