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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
HUE, George Edward - 65 of 6528 Bayers Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, died Tuesday in the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, he was a son of the late Lewis and Nellie (Bowden) Hue. He entered the Royal Canadian Navy in January of 1936. He was a Chief Petty Officer at the time of his retirement in 1956. After his naval service, he was a fitter at HMS Dockyard for 17 years before retiring in 1974. He was a charter member of the Edgewood United Church and a life member of the Chief and Petty Officers Club. He was a member of the Acadia Lodge No. 14 and a member of the International Association of Machinists Workers Local 1250. He was a past member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Vimy Branch. Surviving are his wife, the former Audrey Blackadar, a son George Edward Jr., of Lower Sackville, Nov Scotia; three daughters, Beverly (Mrs. James Campbell) of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Barbara (Mrs. John Elford) of Dartmouth , Nova Scotia and Patricia (Mrs. Bruce Duffet) of Halifax, Nov Scotia; three brothers, Frederick of Georgetown, Ontario; Reginald of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Lewis B of Spryfield, Nova Scotia; five grandsons and three granddaughters. The body is in R. D. Lindsay Funeral Home, Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m., Reverend John Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Camphill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Edgewood United Church Memorial Fund or to the Nova Scotia Lung Association. (Halifax Chronicle Herald 20 Feb 1980)
George's son, CPO2 George Edward Hue Jr. also served in the Navy.
Ships served in: * Enlisted 08 Jan 1936 HMCS IROQUOIS - Served in IROQUOIS as a C2EM3 during her 3rd Korean War Tour
Retirement Notice from the Crowsnest magazine March 1956
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