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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
JONES, Harold Beatty, AB, V16924, RCNVR killed - 11 Apr 1945, HMCS STRATHADAM - Son of Charles and Mary Dalrymple Jones, of Fort William, Ontario.
Able Seaman H. B. Jones was one of six members of the crew of HMCS STRATHADAM killed by a premature Hedgehog explosion on board the frigate during an attack on a suspected submarine. He is buried in the Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Ships served in: RCNVR DIVISION PORT ARTHUR - Enlisted 28 Apr 1942. Commenced Active Service 20 May 1942 HMCS PRINCE ROBERT - Served in PRINCE ROBERT 21 Nov 1942 - 02 May 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS BATTLEFORD - Served in BATTLEFORD 12 Dec 1943 - 11 May 1944 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STRATHADAM - Drafted to STRATHADAM 30 Sep 1944 as an AB, RCNVR
(HJ01-HJ02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (HJ03) Report of Death (HJ04) Letter of AB Jones' father on his son's burial in Northern Ireland
Second World War Casualty Index
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