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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

 

They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Keith Alexander Morrison

 

Coder, V56469, RCNVR

 

Ordinary Seaman Commissaryman,  10768-H, RCN

 

Born: 17 Oct 1924, Toronto, Ontario

 

Died: 15 Feb 1951, Hamilton, Bermuda

 

MORRISON, Keith Alexander, OSCMS, 10768-H, RCN, died 15 Feb 1951, HMCS MAGNIFICENT - son of Maxwell and Eileen Morrison.

 

OSCMS Morrison went missing from HMCS MAGNIFICENT on 14 Feb 1951.  His body was found in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda on 22 Feb 1951. His date of death is presumed to be 15 Feb 1951. He was survived by his wife Jean (Nicolls) Morrison, two daughters, Sharon (age 5) and Lynn (age 3); his parents, one brother John, five sisters, June, Marjorie, Jeanette, Shirley all of Hamilton, ON and Mrs. Jack (Pat) Disher, of Alberton, ON. 

 

Keith Morrison was a WW2 veteran of the Canadian Navy.  He was demobilized after the war and re-enlisted about 1949.

 

Keith's brother, John Morrison, served in the RCNVR during WW2 as a Signalman.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS STAR - Enlisted 12 Mar 1943. Commenced Active Service 22 Mar 1943 as an Ordinary Coder, RCNVR

HMCS MONTCALM - Drafted to MONTCALM 25 Mar 1943

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 28 Jul 1943

HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 20 Oct 1943

* Qual Ordinary Coder 18 Feb 1944

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Mar 1944

HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 22 Mar 1944

HMCS GUELPH - Drafted to GUELPH 10 May 1944

* Rated Coder 22 Mar 1944 (backdated)

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 16 Dec 1944

HMCS PARRY SOUND - Drafted to PARRY SOUND 13 Feb 1945

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 14 Jun 1945

HMCS STAR - Drafted to STAR 26 Jul 1945. Demobilized 30 Aug 1945 as a Coder, RCNVR

 

HMCS STAR - Enlisted in the RCN 10 Mar 1949 as an OS CMS, RCN

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Mar 1949

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Apr 1949

HMCS WALLACEBURG (HMCS HAIDA for) - Drafted to WALLACEBURG 23 Oct 1950

HMCS MAGNIFICENT - Drafted to MAGNIFICENT 15 Jan 1951

 

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(KM01) Documents from the Service File of Keith Morrison

(KM02) Telegram to OS Morrison's mother informing her of his death

(KM03) Two articles on the death of OS Morrison

(KM04) Letter to OS Morrison's mother enclosed with the photo of his headstone

(KM05) OS Morrison's headstone in the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda

 

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(KM06) Keith (holding mascot) at what is believed to be a Navy football game re-enactment during Grey Cup Weekend - circa 1950-51

(KM07) A sonnet written by an unknown friend and shipmate of Keith Morrison's

 


 

 

 

Buried with full naval honours, OS Keith Morrison is laid to rest at the Royal Navy cemetery, Bermuda Island

 


 

Wartime course photo - location / date unknown

(3) Keith Morrison

 

Click here to view the names on the back of the photo

 


 

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