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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
NEARY, Alexander Joseph, L/Sto, V26063, RCNVR, Died: 23 Dec 1945, HMCS PROTECTOR - Son of Patrick Neary of New Aberdeen and Mary E. Neary, of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
Leading Stoker A. J. Nearly died in a sanatorium of pulmonary tuberculosis. He is buried in the Saint Johns Cemetery, Glace Bay, Cape Breton Co., NS. In the opinion of the Naval Commission death was related to Military Service.
Ships served in: SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 21 May 1941 * Commenced Active Service 21 May 1941 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 21 May 1941 HMCS CARTIER - Drafted to CARTIER 12 Sep 1941 * HMCS CARTIER re-named HMCS CHARNY 02 Jan 1942 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 21 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Oct 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 13 Jan 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 May 1943 HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 07 May 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Stoker, RCNVR 01 Jul 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Nov 1943 HMCS MALPEQUE - Drafted to MALPEQUE 13 Dec 1943 * Rated Leading Stoker, RCNVR 01 Jul 1944 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 11 Nov 1944 HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE (N.E.T.D.) 23 Nov 1944 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 09 Feb 1945 * Discharged "Category E" (Medically unfit) 28 Mar 1945
(ANJ001) Portrait of Alexander Neary // Source: Find-a-Grave (ANJ002) Service file for Alexander Neary // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada (AJN003) Headstone for Alexander Neary // Source: Find-a-Grave
Second World War Casualty Index
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