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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BARROW, Israel, Sto PO, 41077, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Alfred and Mary Barrow. Husband of Lillian M. Barrow, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Stoker Petty Officer Barrow 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.
Israel Borrow of Sault Ste. Marie Joined the RCN June 28 last as a stoker petty officer. He served more than eight years in the Royal Navy, securing his discharge after the last war. A native of Manchester, he came to Canada in 1920 and lived at Stratford and Swift Current, Sask., before coming to the Sault five years ago. he was married, with eight children and was forty-eight years of age.
Ships served in: * Served in the Royal Navy 15 Jun 1910 - 18 Oct 1919 * Released as a Stoker Petty Officer HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 28 Jun 1940 as a Stoke 1st Class, RCN * Rated Stoker Petty Officer, RCN 29 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940
Service file for Israel Barrow Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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