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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CLARKE, Ralph Leslie, Tel, 2824, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Ralph Leslie and Enid F. Clarke, of Victoria, British Columbia. Husband of Ethel Martha Clarke, of Enfield, Middlesex, England.
Telegraphist Clarke 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.
Telegraphist Ralph Leslie Clarke, age 20, was born in Victoria and enlisted in the navy four years ago, taking his early training at Portsmouth, England. He returned to Victoria aboard the destroyer HMCS Fraser as a telegrapher and was aboard HMCS Fraser when it was sunk, he was seriously injured. He was married only a few weeks ago to Miss. Ethel Martha Cox formerly of Windsor, Ontario. His mother Mrs. Enid F. Clarke resides in Refuge Cove, British Columbia.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 05 Jan 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Leading Boy, RCN 01 Apr 1937 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 01 Aug 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 aUG 1937 * Rated Ordinary Telegraphist, RCN 04 Oct 1937 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 23 Oct 1937 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 22 Jul 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 09 Nov 1938 * Rated Telegraphist, RCN 20 Apr 1939 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 28 Apr 193 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
(RLC001) Photo of Ralph Leslie and Ethel Martha (Cox) Clarke. – Ralph Leslie and Ethel Martha (Cox) Clarke. Married August 1940 in Enfield, Edmonton, Middlesex, England From the Ralph Clarke Sr. Family Collection // Source: Veterans Affairs Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial (RLC002) Service File for Ralph Clarke // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada)
Second World War Casualty Index
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