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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
EDWARDS, Norman Wyndham, OS, V6372, RCNVR, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of John Wyndham and Sarah Edwards, of Ottawa, ON.
Ordinary Seaman Edward 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: OTTAWA DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 14 Mar 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY for training 12-22 Jul 1939 * Commenced Active service 03 Sep 1939 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Sep 1939 HMCS VENTURE - Lent to VENTURE from STADACONA 23 Apr 1940 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 01 May 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 May 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940. Commissioning crew.
(NWE001) Article on the deaths of Allan Ernest Wight and Norman Wyndham Edwards, close friends, who were both drafted to HMCS MARGAREE (NWE002) Service file for Norman Edward // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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