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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BAKER, Thomas Morley, AB, 3265, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Harry Edgar and Agnes Baker, of Victoria, British Columbia.
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.
Able Seaman Thomas Morley Baker was the son of Harry E. Baker who came from Nottingham, England, to Tantallon, Saskatchewan to operate a butcher shop in 1909, his mother Agnes was born at Tantallon. The family moved to Victoria in 1934. Thomas was a labourer when he enlisted.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 03 Oct 1938 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 05 May 1939 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 19 Feb 1940 * Lent to NADEN from FRASER 25-30 May 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940. Commissioning crew
Service file for Thomas Baker Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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