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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CRANE, Alan Creighton ERA 4c, 21550, RCN MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Arthur Cyril and Dora Jane Crane, of Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Engine Room Artificer Crane died when his ship, HMCS MARGAREE, was struck by 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 NADEN - Enlisted 13 Jul 1938 as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCN HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 06 Aug 1938 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 06 Mar 1939 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCN 21 Jul 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
Service file for Alan Crane Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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