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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOWSER, Fred Douglas, Supply PO, V25717, RCNVR, MPK - 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Louis Herman Bowser and Egolda Enid Bowser, of Kentville, Nova Scotia; husband of Janet Viola Bowser, of Saint John, New Brunswick.
Supply Petty Officer Bowser 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: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 04 Oct 1940 * Commenced Active Service 04 Oct 1940 as a Probationary Victualling Assistant, RCNVR HMCS CAPTOR II - Drafted to CAPTOR II 25 Nov 1940 Rated Victualling Assistant, RCNVR 03 Jan 1941 * Rated Leading Victualling Assistant, RCNVR 01 Dec 1941 * Rated Leading Supply Assistant, RCNVR 01 Mar 1942 * Rated Supply Petty Officer 01 Dec 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 May 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 09 Jun 1943
(FDB001) Article of Fred Bowser // The Saint John Telegraph Journal // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (FDB002) Service file for Fred Bowser // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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