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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CORCORAN, John Vincent, Shipwright 5c, V55859, RCNVR, died - 04 Apr 1944, HMCS GIVENCHY - Born 17 May 1924, son of Martha A. Corcoran, Port Arthur, ON.
Shipwright 5th Class J. V. Corcoran was working at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt. He died when his clothes caught fire while he was welding in a confined space on board HMCS NORSAL. He had been in the Canadian Navy for one year and eighteen days. Prior to enlisting he was employed as a welder.
Ships served in: HMCS GRIFFON - Enlisted 03 Mar 1943 * Commenced Active Service 18 Mar 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 10 Jun 1943 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 27 Jun 1943 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 16 Sep 1943 * Rated Shipwright 5th Class, RCNVR 14 Oct 1940
Service file for John Corcoran Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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