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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WILSON, Charles McNeil, PO TGM, 2371, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Charles H. Wilson, and of Elizabeth E. Wilson, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Petty Officer Wilson 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 01 Mar 1929 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 10 Sep 1929 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 22 Aug 1930 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 01 Sep 1930 HMS CENTAUR - Drafted to CENTAUR 08 Sep 1930 (Royal Navy C Class Destroyer) HMS VERNON - Drafted to VERNON 06 Jan 1931 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCN 02 Apr 1931 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 10 Jun 1931 * Commissioning crew 25 Jun 1931 HMS VERNON - Drafted to VERNON 07 Jan 1932 * Rated Leading Torpedoman, RCN 05 May 1933 HMS WARSPITE - Drafted to WARSPITE 03 Jun 1933 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 09 Dec 1933 HMCS VANCOUVER - Drafted to VANCOUVER 09 Dec 1933 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 01 Jan 1934 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 10 Jan 1936 HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 04 Jan 1937 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Jun 1937 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 29 Mar 1938 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Jun 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Nov 1939 * Rated Acting Petty Officer RCN 15 Nov 1939 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 17 Nov 1939 HMS VERNON - Drafted to VERNON 13 Dec 1939 * Rated Torpedo Gunner's Mate, RCN 16 Jun 1940 HMS DIANA - Drafted to DIANA (later HMCS MARGAREE) 03 Aug 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for Charles Wilson Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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