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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
LEGAULT, Marcel, Sto 1c, 21416, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Modeste Legault, and of Lesia Legault, of Montreal, Quebec.
Stoker Legault 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 STADACONA - Enlisted 05 Jan 1937 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 24 Apr 1937 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 05 Jan 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 03 Sep 1939 HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 23 No 1939 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 02 Dec 1930 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 May 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Apr 1940 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep1940
Service file for Marcel Legault Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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