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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
KELLY, James George, ERA 3c, 21390, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Joseph George and Lilian Kelly, of Marigold, British Columbia; husband of Eva Jessie Kelly, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Engine Room Artificer Kelly 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.
Engine Room Artificer James George Kelly, age 28 was born and educated in Victoria. He Joined the Navy in 1934.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 12 Nov 1935 as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCN HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 01 Dec 1935 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 26 Nov 1936 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 22 Jan 1937 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCN 01 May 1937 * Rated Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, RCN 12 May 1938 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for James Kelly Source: the Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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