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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
HEAN, John Davies, L/Sig, 2278, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of John Davies Hean, and of Mabel Hean, of Sanitarium, Ontario; husband of Mary Anne Zoe Hean, of Gravenhurst, Ontario.
Leading Signalman Hean 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 STADACONA - Enlisted 16 Sep 1928 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 01 Jan 1929 * Rated PO Boy, RCN 05 Jun 1929 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jul 1929 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 12 Jan 1930 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCN 16 May 1930 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 18 Jul 1930 HMS WARSPITE - Drafted to WARSPITE 13 Aug 1930 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 06 Jan 1931 HMS CHAMPION - Drafted to CHAMPION 28 Feb 1931 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 20 May 1931 * Rated SIGNALMAN, RCN 05 Sep 1931 HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 01 Jan 1934 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Jun 1934 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 21 Oct 1934 * Rated Visual Signalman 3rd Class, RCN 15 Dec 1934 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 29 Dec 1934 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Jun 1936 * Honourably Released, Engagement Expired 11 Jan 1937 * Re-Engaged 06 May 1938 as a Signalman, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 May 1938 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 02 Jul 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Aug 1938 HMCS FUNDY - Drafted to FUNDY 02 Sep 1938 HMCS GASPE - Drafted to GASPE 24 Oct 1938 HMCS FUNDY - Drafted to FUNDY 04 Jan 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Oct 1939 * Rated Acting Leading Signalman, RCN 15 Oct 1939 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 28 Mar 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Jun 1940 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 06 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 30 Jul 1940 * Rated Visual Signalman 2nd Class 01 Aug 1940
Service file for John Hean Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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