For Posterity's Sake         

A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

 

In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar 

 

Donald King McGrath

 

Signalman

 

Born: 1917          Died: 1984

 

Ships served in:

HMCS LAURIER - Served in Laurier 01 May 1940 - 06 Jun 1940 as an Ordinary Sig.

HMCS VENTURE - Served In Venture 06 Jun 1940 - 08 Dec 1940 as Ordinary Sig. Rated Sig (T.O.) while serving in Venture

HMCS HAMILTON - Served in Hamilton 11 May 1942 - 01 Jul 1942 as a Sig

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Served in Athabaskan 04 Feb 1943 - 18 Jun 1943 as a Sig

HMCS WINNIPEG - Served in Winnipeg 06 Apr 1944 - 13 Nov 1944 as a Sig

HMCS ETTRICK - Served in Ettrick 04 May 1945 - 29 May 1945. Part of crew returning Ettrick to England for transfer back to RN

 

Signalman Donald King McGrath on the flag deck of HMCS ATHABASKAN G07

Courtesy of Donna McGrath

 


 

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