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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MARTIN, Sidney Francis, PO Cook(S), 40406, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin, of Ashington, Northumberland, England. Husband of Mary Ruth Martin, of Calgary, Alberta.
Petty Officer Cook Martin 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 28 May 1934 as an Assistant Cook, RCN * Rated Cook, RCN 28 Jan 1935 * Rated Cook (S), RCN 01 Aug 1935 HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 20 Jun 1936 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Nov 1936 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 31 Jan 1937 * Rated Leading Cook (S), RCN 01 Feb 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 21 Apr 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Oct 1938 HMCS GASPE - Drafted to GASPE 27 Oct 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 23 Aug 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Nov 1939 * Rated Petty Officer Cook (S), RCN 27 Jan 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep 1940
Service File for Sidney Martin Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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