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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SILK, James Ernest, LS RDF 2c, V19493, RCNVR, died - 25 Oct 1944, HMCS SKEENA - Son of Henry Herbert and Rose Silk; husband of Inez Edna Silk, of Windsor, Ontario.
LS Silk was lost over side and drowned when HMCS SKEENA was forced onto the rocks near Iceland during a North Atlantic gale. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
LS Silk of HMCS SKEENA, was drowned October 25 during heavy weather while on patrol duty in the North Atlantic, and was buried at sea with full naval honours, his wife was informed yesterday. Born in Windsor, he was an employee of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, before he enlisted in August, 1941. LS Silk went to sea in May, 1942. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Gloria Jean, four, and Isobel Nancy, two. He is also survived by four brothers, Charles, Bert, Fred and Stan, all of Windsor. (Transcription of a newspaper article from the Windsor Daily Star. Courtesy of Operation Picture Me)
Ships served in: HMCS HUNTER - Enlisted 13 Aug 1941 * Commenced Active Service 01 Dec 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Jan 1942 * Rated Radio Direction Finder Operator 2nc Class, RCNVR 21 Apr 1942 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 26 May 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 01 Dec 1942 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR 01 Jul 1943 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCNVR 01 Jul 1944
(JES001) Photo of LS James Silk from a newspaper clipping // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (JES002) Headstone of LS James Silk (JES003) Service File for James Silk // The Service File for James Silk was photographed by Kim Kubeck, Canadian Sailors Virtual Cenotaph
Second World War Casualty Index
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