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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SANDERS, Leslie, AB, 3494, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Francis Alfred and Edith Sanders, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Evelyn Ruth Sanders, of Toronto.
Able Seaman Sanders 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 31 Jul 1939 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 13 Oct 1939 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 29 Jan 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Feb 1940 * Rated Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 25 May 1940 DEMS COMEDIAN - Drafted to DEMS COMEDIAN 31 May 1940 RNB PORTSMOUTH - Drafted to RNB PORTSMOUTH 03 Jul 1940 (awaiting passage) HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Leslie Sanders Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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