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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BRINSON, Fred John David, Sto 2c, V32938, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Dec 1942, HMS PARTRIDGE - Son of Fred John and Elizabeth Brinson, of Livelong, Saskatchewan.
Stoker Brinson died when his ship, HMS PARTRIDGE, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-565 when on anti-submarine patrol 50 miles west of Oran. Of her crew there were 173 survivors and 37 killed.
Fred was the son of Fred John and Elizabeth Brinson who came from Resolven, West Glamorgan, Wales to a farm in the Patchgrove district in 1929. Fred Jr. was operating a rink at North Battleford, Saskatchewan when he enlisted on April 04, 1942 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Ships served in: HMCS UNICORN - Enlisted 01 Apr 1942 * Commenced Active Service 04 Apr 1942 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 09 Apr ;1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 19 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Jul 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 07 Aug 1942 HMS PARTRIDGE - Drafted to PARTRIDGE 29 Oct 1942
(FJDB001) Portrait of Stoker 2nd Class Fred Brinson // Source: Ultimate Sacrifice by Robert D'Aoust (FJDB002) Service file for Fred Brinson // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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