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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WATKINS, Harry, Sig, 3031, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of George and Harriett Watkins, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Harry Watkins graduated from Kelvin High School in Winnipeg in June 1936 and he joined the joined the RCN in Jul 1937 at the age of 17 as a Boy Seaman.
Signalman Watkins 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 NADEN - Enlisted 12 Jul 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 14 Mar 1938 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 22 Apr 1938 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 29 Oct 1938 * Rated Ordinary Signalman, RCN 10 Dec 1938 HMS VICTORY I - Drafted to VICTORY I 01 Jan 1939 HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 18 Oct 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Nov 1939 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 26 Nov 1939 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA - 31 May 1940 * Rated Signalman, RCN 18 Jul 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1950 * Commissioning crew 06 Sep 1940
Service file for Harry Watkins Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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