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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
VEY, John Wellington, AB SD, V2638, RCNVR, MPK - 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Ebenezer and Martha Vey, of Saint John, New Brunswick.
Able Seaman Vey died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305. Of her crew of 149, there was only 1 survivor.
Note: HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 and the survivors were picked up by HMS ITCHEN K277 which was in turn sunk on 23 Sep 1943. Other than a couple crew that were identified by the sole survivor of ST CROIX as having been on ITCHEN it is not known which crew members died in the sinking of ITCHEN so all ST CROIX crew are listed as having died on 20 Sep 1943.
Ships served in: SAINT JOHN DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 19 Dec 1940 * Commenced Active Service 30 Apr 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 Aug 1941 HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Drafted to PRINCE HENRY 02 Oct 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Nov 1941 HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Drafted to PRINCE HENRY 18 Dec 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 20 Feb 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Jul 1942 HMCS STAR - Drafted to STAR 15 Jul 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Sep 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 15 Sep 1942 * Rated Submarine Detector, RCNVR 06 Nov 1942 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 09 Nov 1942
(JWV001) Article on Able Seaman John Vey // The Saint John Telegraph Journal // Courtesy of Operation Picture me (JWV002) Service file for John Vey // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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