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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
POPE, Rufus Campbell, Lt, RCNVR, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Desmond Ives Pope and Olive Pope, of Cookshire, Quebec.
Lieutenant Pope 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: MONTREAL COMPANY RCNVR - Enlisted 29 May 1935 as an Acting Sub-Lieutenant, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 09 Jun 1935 - 14 Jul 1935 * Appointed Sub-Lieutenant, RCNVR 29 May 1936 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 15 Jul 1936 - 29 Jul 1936 HMCS SAGUENAY - Served in SAGUENAY for training 03 Jan 1937 - 04 Jun 1937 * Appointed Acting Lieutenant, RCNVR HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Served in RESTIGOUCHE for training 03 Oct 1938 - 31 Mar 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 01 Apr 1939 - 07 Apr 1939 * Called up for Active Service 01 Sep 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 12 Sep 1939 * Loaned to HMCS SAGUENAY from STADACONA 14 Sep 1939 HMCS SAGUENAY - Appointed to SAGUENAY 01 Oct 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 01 Dec 1939 HMCS FRASER - Appointed to Fraser 20 Feb 1940 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER on 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Appointed to MARGAREE 06 sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Rufus Pope Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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