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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CUNNINGHAM, Edward Arnott, AB LR III, 2934, RCN MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Jean Cunningham, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Able Seaman Cunningham 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.
AB Edward Arnott Cunningham age 20, whose mother resides at 1155 Comox Street, Vancouver, was another HMCS Fraser survivor who lost his life when HMCS Margaree was lost. He joined the Navy in 1937 as a boy seaman and was in England when the war started, taking a special gunnery course. Edward attended Dawson and King George High School. Before he joined the RCN, he was a Sea fourth Cadet. Mrs. Cunningham, who has been ill for some time, is prostrated by news of her son's death.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 10 May 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 28 Dec 1937 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 10 Apr 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 22 Apr 1938 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 06 Aug 1938 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 01 Jun 1939 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 23 Jun 1939 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 30 Jun 1939 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 29 Sep 1939 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 13 Oct 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 23 Nov 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service File for Edward Cunningham Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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