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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Citation for Mentioned in Despatches:
PERIGO, George Mertha, Acting Petty Officer Anti-Aircraft Rating 2nd Class, 3788, Mention in Despatches, RCN. Awarded as per Canada Gazette of 5 January 1946 and London Gazette of 1 January 1946.
"This Rating has at all times shown unswerving loyalty and devotion to duty. His vast knowledge of seamanship and his dependability have been an inspiration to all those who worked with him."
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 15 Jul 1940 HMS EXCELLENT * Honourably Released 28 May 1961
AB George Perigo with ship's mascots on HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 Courtesy of the Naval Museum of Halifax
Retirement notice from the Crowsnest magazine May 1961
Grave marker for CPO1 George Perigo at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Source: Find-a-Grave
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