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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BAKER, Owen Charles, AB, A1795, RCNR, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Austin M. and Stella M. Baker. Brother of Rita Arnold, of East Jeddore, Nova Scotia.
Able Seaman Baker died when his ship, HMCS MARGAREE, collided with the freighter SS Port Fairy while in convoy and was sunk. 143 of her crew were lost, 86 of them were survivors of HMCS FRASER.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 27 May 1940 as an Able Seaman, RCNR HMCS MARGAREE (STADACONA for) - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940. Commissioning crew
Service file for Owen Baker Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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