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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SIMPKIN, Donald Harry, Leading Victualling Assistant, 40525, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Mary E. Simpkin, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Leading Victualling Assistant Simpkin 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.
Leading Victualling Assistant Donald Harry Simpkin of Halifax was to celebrate his 21st birthday the day after the collision. His family had been expecting Donald home in time for a big birthday celebration.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 04 Apr 1938 as a Victualling Assistant, RCN * Rated Leading Victualling Assistant 18 Oct 1939 * Lent to HMCS VENTURE 03-18 Jun 1939 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 01 Nov 1939 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 01 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940
Service file for Donald Simpkin Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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